| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) SG - Stephen Hudkins (fresh) SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) C - James Serna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (fresh) SG - Jesse Tyrell (fresh) SF - Ted Hood (fresh) PF - Roger Smith (fresh) C - Arthur Weist (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Serna - foul #1 on James Serna, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Serna | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee State | James Serna blows the layup | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Weist | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner loses the dribble to Gary Swanson | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee State | Ted Hood steals the ball from Gary Swanson in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Swanson, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 0-1 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee State | James Serna snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ted Hood - foul #1 on Ted Hood, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers (PG), Gail Seyler (PF) Manuel Forward, Mark Jernigan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (PG), Devin Peterson (SG), James Brien (SF), Charles Manzer (C) Micheal Brunner, Jesse Tyrell, Ted Hood, Arthur Weist | |
| 17:54 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Hudkins picks off the pass by James Brien | 2-1 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins banks in the layup | 4-1 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien lays it up and in set up by Brady Ray | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers is fouled on the floor by Devin Peterson - foul #1 on Devin Peterson, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson (SG), James Valentine (SF), William Harris (C) Stephen Hudkins, Gary Swanson, James Serna | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee State | William Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan (PF) James Valentine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG) James Brien | |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer is hacked by William Harris - foul #2 on William Harris, team foul #4 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Paul Neer (C) Ali Borchers, William Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Homer Brown (SF), Arthur Weist (C) Brady Ray, Devin Peterson, Charles Manzer | |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Manuel Forward | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Nickelson steals it from Adam Willis | 4-3 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee State | Gail Seyler dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ray Nickelson | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) SG - Ray Nickelson (fresh) SF - Gail Seyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Neer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Adam Willis (fresh) SG - Jesse Tyrell (fairly fresh) SF - Homer Brown (fresh) PF - Roger Smith (tiring) C - Arthur Weist (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gail Seyler | 9-5 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Jernigan - foul #1 on Mark Jernigan, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers (PG), Stephen Hudkins (SG), Gary Swanson (SF), James Valentine (PF), James Serna (C) Manuel Forward, Ray Nickelson, Gail Seyler, Mark Jernigan, Paul Neer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Brady Ray (SG), Charles Manzer (PF), James Brien (C) Adam Willis, Jesse Tyrell, Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee State | James Valentine snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson misses the floater in the paint | 9-7 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee State | James Serna gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (SF) Homer Brown | |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer is fouled on the floor by James Valentine - foul #1 on James Valentine, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner (PG) Ali Borchers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith (PF), Arthur Weist (C) Charles Manzer, James Brien | |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 9-7 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee State | James Valentine snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee State | Micheal Brunner is called for the reach on Jeremiah Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal Brunner, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson (SG), Mark Jernigan (PF) Stephen Hudkins, James Valentine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Devin Peterson (SG) Micheal Brunner, Brady Ray | |
| 13:07 | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Adam Willis | 9-9 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Adam Willis - foul #1 on Adam Willis, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Gail Seyler (PF), Paul Neer (C) Ray Nickelson, Mark Jernigan, James Serna | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Charles Manzer (PF), James Brien (C) Ted Hood, Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| 12:18 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien can't connect on a shot in the lane | 9-9 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) SG - Jeremiah Gardner (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gail Seyler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Neer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Adam Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Tyrell (fresh) SF - Devin Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Manzer (fresh) C - James Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer is hacked by Gail Seyler - foul #1 on Gail Seyler, team foul #7 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins (SG), James Valentine (SF) Jeremiah Gardner, Gary Swanson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Roger Smith (PF) Adam Willis, Devin Peterson | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee State | James Valentine hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Manuel Forward | 11-11 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien is whistled for a carry | 11-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers (PG), Ray Nickelson (SF) Manuel Forward, Gail Seyler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (SG), Ted Hood (SF) Jesse Tyrell, James Brien | |
| 11:10 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins's pass is intercepted by Brady Ray in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray is fouled on the floor by Ali Borchers - foul #1 on Ali Borchers, team foul #8 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan (PF) Paul Neer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Hudkins | 13-13 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer dunks the ball set up by Brady Ray and he's hacked by Ray Nickelson - foul #1 on Ray Nickelson, team foul #9 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson (SF) Stephen Hudkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Devin Peterson (SF), Arthur Weist (C) Micheal Brunner, Ted Hood, Roger Smith | |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer misses the free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee State | James Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Devin Peterson is denied by James Valentine | 15-15 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ali Borchers | 17-15 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist is hacked by Ray Nickelson - foul #2 on Ray Nickelson, team foul #10 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Jeremiah Gardner (SG), Gail Seyler (PF), James Serna (C) Ali Borchers, Ray Nickelson, Mark Jernigan, James Valentine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG), Homer Brown (SF), James Brien (C) Adam Willis, Brady Ray, Devin Peterson, Charles Manzer | |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | Gail Seyler snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins (SG) Jeremiah Gardner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith (PF) Arthur Weist | |
| 08:55 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee State | James Serna grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee State | James Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee State | James Serna grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee State | Roger Smith steps in front of the James Serna pass | 17-16 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Swanson steals the ball from Homer Brown | 17-16 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Swanson | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hudkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Swanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gail Seyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Serna (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jesse Tyrell (fairly fresh) SF - Homer Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Smith (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brien (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith travels with the ball | 19-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers (PG), Jeremiah Gardner (SG), James Valentine (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF), Paul Neer (C) Manuel Forward, Stephen Hudkins, Gary Swanson, Gail Seyler, James Serna | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (PG), Devin Peterson (SG), Ted Hood (SF), Arthur Weist (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Micheal Brunner, Jesse Tyrell, Homer Brown, Roger Smith, James Brien | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee State | Charles Manzer denies the turnaround by Paul Neer | 19-16 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Brady Ray | 19-18 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee State | James Valentine is hacked by Ted Hood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Hood, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG) Ted Hood | |
| 06:27 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist misses the easy layup | 19-18 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Weist | 19-18 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-18 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins (SG) Ali Borchers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:54 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jeremiah Gardner - foul #1 on Jeremiah Gardner, team foul #11 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Brien (SF) Devin Peterson | |
| 05:54 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan hits the finger roll | 21-21 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-21 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis is whistled for a carry | 21-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Gary Swanson (SF), Gail Seyler (PF), James Serna (C) Jeremiah Gardner, James Valentine, Mark Jernigan, Paul Neer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG), Devin Peterson (SF), Roger Smith (PF) Adam Willis, Brady Ray, James Brien, Charles Manzer | |
| 04:38 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Swanson takes the ball from Arthur Weist | 21-21 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-21 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner tips it but misses | 21-21 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee State | Roger Smith steals the ball from Gail Seyler | 21-21 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith tips it but misses | 21-21 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee State | Micheal Brunner takes the ball from Gary Swanson | 21-21 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Micheal Brunner | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hudkins (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gail Seyler (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Serna (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Tyrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Devin Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Smith (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Weist (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee State | Micheal Brunner steals it from Manuel Forward in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson hits a wide open floater from the baseline set up by Manuel Forward | 23-26 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Micheal Brunner | 23-28 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee State | Jesse Tyrell picks off the pass by James Serna | 23-28 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Serna steals the ball from Jesse Tyrell | 23-28 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins connects on the shot from the right side set up by James Serna | 25-28 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson is whistled for a carry | 25-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers (PG), Ray Nickelson (SG), James Valentine (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF), William Harris (C) Manuel Forward, Stephen Hudkins, Gary Swanson, Gail Seyler, James Serna | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Brady Ray (SG), Ted Hood (SF), Charles Manzer (PF), James Brien (C) Micheal Brunner, Jesse Tyrell, Devin Peterson, Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| 01:22 | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers loses the dribble to Adam Willis | 25-28 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray banks in the layup on a great pass from Adam Willis | 25-30 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Jernigan | 28-30 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by William Harris - foul #3 on William Harris, team foul #12 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Neer (C) William Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers is hacked by Adam Willis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Willis, team foul #6 | 28-31 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson misses the floater from the left side | 28-31 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner (PG) Ali Borchers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown (SF), Roger Smith (PF) Ted Hood, James Brien | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith drills a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by James Valentine - foul #2 on James Valentine, team foul #13 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson (SF) James Valentine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG) Adam Willis, Brady Ray | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Jesse Tyrell is called for the reach on Ray Nickelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Tyrell, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-34 |