| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Walter Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Race (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Calvin Hindman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Ralph Strecker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Hunsaker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Klink (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Beyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman inbounds the ball | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin 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) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Calvin Hindman and he's fouled by James Hunsaker - foul #3 on James Hunsaker, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard (PG) James Hunsaker | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Calvin Hindman | 47-44 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Klink is called for the reach on Donald Hoffman - foul #2 on Kevin Klink, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Klink | 47-47 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Derosier - foul #1 on Charles Derosier, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs (SG), Robert Morrow (PF) Ralph Race, Calvin Hindman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Ray Carrington (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF), Paul Fallon (C) Charles Derosier, Kevin Klink, Daniel Beyer, Robert Armstrong | |
| 18:18 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Fallon | 47-47 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Larson | 47-49 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Strecker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-49 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Nicholas Bangs - foul #1 on Nicholas Bangs, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler (PG), Ralph Race (SG), Frank Cusumano (C) Walter Carlton, Donald Hoffman, Ralph Strecker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Kevin Klink (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF) Danny Chouinard, Ray Carrington, Ernest Johnson | |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Fallon is called for the reach on Robert Morrow - foul #3 on Paul Fallon, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman (PF), Gerald Bradley (C) Nicholas Bangs, Robert Morrow | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard (PG), Robert Armstrong (C) Norman Larson, Paul Fallon | |
| 16:38 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Beyer | 49-51 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Klink | 49-54 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Derosier steals it from Calvin Hindman in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Derosier | 49-56 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Cusumano | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - James Sadler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Race (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frank Cusumano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Hindman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Chouinard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Klink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Beyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard is fouled on the floor by Ralph Race - foul #2 on Ralph Race, team foul #2 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo (SF), Robert Morrow (PF) Calvin Hindman, Gerald Bradley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Ray Carrington (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF), Shaun Nix (C) Danny Chouinard, Kevin Klink, Daniel Beyer, Robert Armstrong | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker tips it but misses | 51-56 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington grabs the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race is denied on a layup by Shaun Nix | 51-56 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix hits the follow up shot | 51-58 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Derosier - foul #2 on Charles Derosier, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton (PG), Nicholas Bangs (SG), Al Baltimore (PF), Ralph Strecker (C) James Sadler, Ralph Race, Robert Morrow, Frank Cusumano | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Paul Fallon (C) Charles Derosier, Ray Carrington, Ernest Johnson | |
| 14:39 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Strecker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 14:32 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Nicholas Bangs | 51-58 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-58 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs's floater is knocked away by Shaun Nix | 51-58 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Shaun Nix | 51-58 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-58 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix tips it in | 51-60 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee Martin | Al Baltimore buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Steve Harjo | 53-60 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Al Baltimore steals it from Norman Larson | 53-60 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Hunsaker | 53-60 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Al Baltimore picks off the pass by James Hunsaker | 53-60 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton loses the dribble to Norman Larson in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon tips it home | 53-62 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Martin | Norman Larson takes the ball from Steve Harjo in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Hunsaker | 53-64 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Martin | James Hunsaker steps in front of the Walter Carlton pass in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker blows the layup | 53-64 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson drills a floater from just outside the lane | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Walter Carlton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Bangs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steve Harjo (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Al Baltimore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Ralph Strecker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Hunsaker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Larson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shaun Nix (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Fallon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Strecker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shaun Nix - foul #2 on Shaun Nix, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler (PG), Ralph Race (SG), Donald Hoffman (SF), Calvin Hindman (PF) Walter Carlton, Nicholas Bangs, Steve Harjo, Al Baltimore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), Kevin Klink (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) James Hunsaker, Norman Larson, Harold Barnes, Shaun Nix, Paul Fallon | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Strecker makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Strecker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 55-66 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Race - foul #3 on Ralph Race, team foul #3 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow (C) Ralph Strecker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Armstrong - foul #1 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer is fouled on the floor by Calvin Hindman - foul #1 on Calvin Hindman, team foul #4 | 57-67 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ralph Race - foul #4 on Ralph Race, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano (SF) Ralph Race | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington (SG) Charles Derosier | |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Sadler | 59-69 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow grabs the board | 59-69 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Klink - foul #3 on Kevin Klink, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton (PG), Nicholas Bangs (SG), Gerald Bradley (C) Donald Hoffman, James Sadler, Calvin Hindman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Ernest Johnson (PF) Kevin Klink, Daniel Beyer | |
| 09:32 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Chouinard | 61-71 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-71 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Armstrong | 61-71 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier is called for 5 seconds | 61-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman (SF), Calvin Hindman (PF) Frank Cusumano, Robert Morrow | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Kevin Klink (SF) Danny Chouinard, Ray Carrington | |
| 08:22 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nicholas Bangs and he's hacked by Kevin Klink - foul #4 on Kevin Klink, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler (SG) Nicholas Bangs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer (PF) Kevin Klink | |
| 08:22 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman makes the free throw | 64-71 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong misses short on a shot from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Derosier picks off the pass by Gerald Bradley in the backcourt | 64-71 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier lays it up and in | 64-73 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Donald Hoffman | 66-73 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker is called for 10 seconds | 66-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race (SG), Ralph Strecker (C) Walter Carlton, Gerald Bradley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink (SF), Paul Fallon (C) Ernest Johnson, Robert Armstrong | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race loses the dribble to Kevin Klink | 66-73 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink misses the lay-in | 66-73 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - James Sadler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Race (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Calvin Hindman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Strecker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Hunsaker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Derosier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Klink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Beyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Fallon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 66-73 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Hindman | 66-73 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hoffman | 69-73 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon hits a jump hook near the basket | 69-75 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Hoffman | 71-75 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Klink | 71-77 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-77 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Fallon | 71-77 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Beyer | 71-80 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Calvin Hindman | 73-80 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on James Sadler - foul #1 on James Sadler, team foul #6 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton (PG), Nicholas Bangs (SG), Steve Harjo (SF), Robert Morrow (PF), Frank Cusumano (C) James Sadler, Ralph Race, Donald Hoffman, Calvin Hindman, Ralph Strecker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Danny Chouinard (SG), Ray Carrington (SF), Ernest Johnson (C) James Hunsaker, Charles Derosier, Kevin Klink, Paul Fallon | |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer misses the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo gets the rebound | 73-81 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs is fouled on the floor by Ray Carrington - foul #1 on Ray Carrington, team foul #10 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong (C) Daniel Beyer | |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 74-81 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Carlton takes the ball from Robert Armstrong | 74-81 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Harjo | 77-81 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong is called for traveling | 77-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race (SG) Nicholas Bangs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton is hacked by Norman Larson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Larson, team foul #11 | 77-81 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton misses the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson grabs the board | 77-81 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson makes the shot near the basket | 77-83 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton misses the turnaround near the basket | 77-83 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong grabs the board | 77-83 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 77-83 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong tips it in | 77-85 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Walter Carlton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Race (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Harjo (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Morrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Cusumano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Larson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Danny Chouinard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Carrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Walter Carlton | 79-85 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-85 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs (SG), Al Baltimore (PF), Gerald Bradley (C) Ralph Race, Robert Morrow, Frank Cusumano | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF), Shaun Nix (C) Norman Larson, Ray Carrington, Ernest Johnson, Robert Armstrong | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin 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) | |
| 02:49 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 79-85 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-85 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs is fouled on the floor by Charles Derosier - foul #3 on Charles Derosier, team foul #12 | 79-85 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler (PG) Walter Carlton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Charles Derosier | 81-87 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Barnes - foul #1 on Harold Barnes, team foul #13 | 81-87 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Donald Hoffman (PG) Nicholas Bangs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon (C) Daniel Beyer | |
| 02:15 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo makes the 1st free throw | 82-87 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo makes the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 83-87 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon tips it home | 83-89 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-89 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs (SG), Robert Morrow (PF), Ralph Strecker (C) Steve Harjo, Al Baltimore, Gerald Bradley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Kevin Klink (SF) Danny Chouinard, Harold Barnes | |
| 01:58 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Derosier steals the ball from Nicholas Bangs in the backcourt | 83-89 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix clanks a jumper from the left side | 83-89 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Ralph Strecker | 83-89 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs is hacked by Charles Derosier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Derosier, team foul #14 | 83-89 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton (PG), Steve Harjo (SF), Calvin Hindman (PF) James Sadler, Donald Hoffman, Robert Morrow | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Shaun Nix, Paul Fallon | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs makes the 1st free throw | 84-89 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs makes the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ralph Strecker - foul #3 on Ralph Strecker, team foul #7 | 85-89 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race (SG) Nicholas Bangs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink makes the 1st free throw | 85-90 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink misses the 2nd free throw | 85-90 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo grabs the defensive rebound | 85-90 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Steve Harjo, team foul #8 | 85-90 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-90 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-90 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo grabs the offensive board | 85-90 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Race misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-90 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong grabs the board | 85-90 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Race - foul #5 on Ralph Race, team foul #9 | 85-90 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs (SG) Ralph Race | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington (SG), Paul Fallon (PF) Charles Derosier, Daniel Beyer | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman pulls down the rebound | 85-90 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 85-90 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Klink | 85-90 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Bangs - foul #2 on Nicholas Bangs, team foul #10 | 85-90 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer (PF) Robert Armstrong | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink misses the 1st free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink misses the 2nd free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Strecker grabs the defensive rebound | 85-90 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | Ralph Strecker misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 85-90 |