| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Tate (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Henley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Reardon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Denver Dugan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Devin Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Griffen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson inbounds the ball | 40-44 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham buries a floater from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Sickles - foul #2 on Robert Sickles, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles misses the tip | 41-46 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley's pass is intercepted by Michael Steinhauer | 41-46 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham is denied on a layup by Jesse Reardon | 41-46 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley's pass is intercepted by Derrick Griffen | 41-46 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christopher Tate | 44-46 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Steinhauer and he's fouled by Jesse Reardon - foul #2 on Jesse Reardon, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams (PG), Charles Utter (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Brian Kinley (C) Jay Gaston, John Henley, Jesse Reardon, Denver Dugan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Ellis (PG), Brian Cooper (SG), Chuck Kowitz (PF), John Wendel (C) Norman Graham, Michael Steinhauer, Robert Sickles, Derrick Griffen | |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz tips it in | 47-51 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Kinley hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Williams | 49-51 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson's pass is intercepted by Anthony Williams | 49-51 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter misses the tip | 49-51 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter travels with the ball | 49-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston (PG), John Henley (SF), Denver Dugan (C) Anthony Williams, Christopher Tate, Brian Kinley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), Chris Gately (SF), Richard Batiste (PF), Derrick Griffen (C) James Ellis, Brian Cooper, Devin Peterson, Chuck Kowitz, John Wendel | |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer is hacked by Charles Utter - foul #1 on Charles Utter, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (SG), Jesse Reardon (PF) Charles Utter, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 49-51 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen tips it back up and in | 49-53 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee Tech | Norman Graham is called for the reach on Jay Gaston - foul #2 on Norman Graham, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales (PF) Jesse Reardon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (PG), Robert Sickles (PF) Norman Graham, Derrick Griffen | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Henley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Seales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Denver Dugan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brady Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Gately (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Batiste (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Henley | 52-53 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately is called for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams (SG), Charles Utter (SF), Brian Kinley (C) Shawn Johnson, John Henley, Denver Dugan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz (SF), Derrick Griffen (C) Chris Gately, Richard Batiste | |
| 15:00 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jay Gaston | 54-53 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Steinhauer | 54-55 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Sickles is called for the reach on Jay Gaston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sickles, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), Christopher Tate (SG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Jay Gaston, Anthony Williams, Brian Kinley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Ellis (PG), Brian Cooper (SG), Devin Peterson (SF), John Wendel (C) Brady Ray, Michael Steinhauer, Robert Sickles, Derrick Griffen | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter is fouled on the floor by Devin Peterson - foul #1 on Devin Peterson, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Henley (SF) Charles Utter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles (PF) Chuck Kowitz | |
| 14:09 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Seales | 57-55 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel's floater is tipped away by Robert Seales | 57-57 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson loses the dribble to James Ellis in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson banks in the layup set up by James Ellis | 57-59 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales's floater is tipped away by John Wendel | 57-59 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Ellis can't tip it in | 57-59 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Cooper - foul #2 on Brian Cooper, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston (PG), Charles Utter (SF), Jesse Reardon (PF), Denver Dugan (C) Shawn Johnson, John Henley, Robert Seales, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (PG), Norman Graham (SG), Chris Gately (SF), Chuck Kowitz (PF), Richard Batiste (C) James Ellis, Brian Cooper, Devin Peterson, Robert Sickles, John Wendel | |
| 12:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz lays it in and he's hacked by Denver Dugan - foul #1 on Denver Dugan, team foul #3 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams (SG) Christopher Tate | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan's layup is rejected by Chuck Kowitz | 60-62 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Utter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jesse Reardon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Denver Dugan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brady Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Graham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Gately (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chuck Kowitz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Batiste (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Denver Dugan - foul #2 on Denver Dugan, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen (C) Chris Gately | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate (SG), Joseph Embree (PF), Brian Kinley (C) Anthony Williams, Jesse Reardon, Denver Dugan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer (SG), Devin Peterson (SF) Norman Graham, Richard Batiste | |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray lays it in | 60-66 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Peterson steps in front of the Christopher Tate pass in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 60-66 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Kinley | 60-66 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Embree | 63-66 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson double dribbles | 63-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams (PG), John Henley (SF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Jay Gaston, Charles Utter, Brian Kinley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Ellis (PG), Robert Sickles (PF) Brady Ray, Chuck Kowitz | |
| 09:53 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson misses short on a runner in the lane | 63-66 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Embree grabs the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Christopher Tate and he's fouled by James Ellis - foul #2 on James Ellis, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales (PF) Joseph Embree | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (SG), Brian Cooper (SF), John Wendel (PF) Michael Steinhauer, Devin Peterson, Robert Sickles | |
| 09:42 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #5 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), Denver Dugan (C) Christopher Tate, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately (SF), Richard Batiste (C) James Ellis, Derrick Griffen | |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Richard Batiste - foul #1 on Richard Batiste, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate (SG) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Seales | 67-67 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shawn Johnson | 69-67 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan drills a jumper in the paint set up by Shawn Johnson | 71-70 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Henley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Seales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Denver Dugan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chris Gately (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Wendel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Batiste (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 71-70 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales tips it home | 73-70 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Seales is called for the reach on John Wendel - foul #4 on Robert Seales, team foul #6 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Charles Utter (SF), Jesse Reardon (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Shawn Johnson, Christopher Tate, John Henley, Robert Seales, Denver Dugan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (PG), James Ellis (SG), Devin Peterson (SF), Robert Sickles (PF), Chuck Kowitz (C) Norman Graham, Brian Cooper, Chris Gately, John Wendel, Richard Batiste | |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-70 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sickles | 73-70 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-73 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Charles Utter | 75-73 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Ellis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Utter swats the layup by Robert Sickles | 75-73 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson misses the jump hook from close range | 75-73 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate (SG), John Henley (SF), Robert Seales (PF) Anthony Williams, Charles Utter, Jesse Reardon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer (SG), Derrick Griffen (C) Brady Ray, Robert Sickles | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Jay Gaston steals it from Michael Steinhauer | 75-73 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses the jumper from the free throw line | 75-73 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Seales | 75-73 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Johnson | 77-73 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Tate - foul #3 on Christopher Tate, team foul #7 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), John Wendel (PF) James Ellis, Chuck Kowitz | |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan makes the wide open turnaround from close range set up by Jay Gaston | 79-75 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 79-75 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 79-75 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Henley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Seales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Denver Dugan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Peterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Wendel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Derrick Griffen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson can't finish the layup | 79-75 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate grabs the board | 79-75 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee Tech | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Tate is blocked by Devin Peterson | 79-75 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen is fouled on the floor by Christopher Tate - foul #4 on Christopher Tate, team foul #8 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Charles Utter (SF), Jesse Reardon (PF) Jay Gaston, Christopher Tate, John Henley, Robert Seales | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (PG), Brian Cooper (SG), Chuck Kowitz (SF), Robert Sickles (PF) Norman Graham, Michael Steinhauer, Devin Peterson, John Wendel | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-77 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston (PG), Christopher Tate (SG), John Henley (SF) Shawn Johnson, Anthony Williams, Charles Utter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (SG) Derrick Griffen | |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles banks in the layup | 82-79 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-79 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles gets the rebound | 82-79 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles is hacked by Jesse Reardon - foul #3 on Jesse Reardon, team foul #9 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel (C) Brian Cooper | |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan grabs the defensive rebound | 82-79 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston banks in the layup set up by John Henley | 84-79 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Seales (PF) Jesse Reardon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer (SG), Devin Peterson (SF), Derrick Griffen (C) Norman Graham, Chuck Kowitz, John Wendel | |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen jams it on a nice dish by Michael Steinhauer and he's fouled by Robert Seales - foul #5 on Robert Seales, team foul #10 | 84-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon (PF) Robert Seales | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen makes the free throw | 84-82 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston is called for 10 seconds | 84-82 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 84-82 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon snags the defensive board | 84-82 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jay Gaston | 86-82 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson is hacked by John Henley - foul #2 on John Henley, team foul #11 | 86-82 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Steinhauer picks off the pass by Christopher Tate in the backcourt | 86-83 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray is whistled for a carry | 86-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ray is called for the reach on Jay Gaston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brady Ray, team foul #8 | 86-83 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 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 a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 88-83 |
| 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 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston is fouled in the backcourt by Brady Ray - foul #5 on Brady Ray, team foul #9 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams (SF) John Henley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG) Brady Ray | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen gets the rebound | 89-83 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Devin Peterson, team foul #10 | 89-83 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Graham - foul #3 on Norman Graham, team foul #11 | 89-83 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 91-83 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen gets the offensive rebound | 91-83 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 91-83 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Derrick Griffen gets the offensive rebound | 91-83 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 91-83 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter (SF) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Steinhauer is called for the reach on Jesse Reardon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Steinhauer, team foul #12 | 91-83 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon misses the 1st free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon misses the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan grabs the offensive board | 91-83 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 91-83 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Griffen is called for the reach on Denver Dugan - foul #1 on Derrick Griffen, team foul #13 | 91-83 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan misses the 1st free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan makes the 2nd free throw | 92-83 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Sickles clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 92-83 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan grabs the defensive rebound | 92-83 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan runs out the clock | 92-83 |