| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Mike Fryar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gehl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Lloyd (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bob Chavers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Oakley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon inbounds the ball | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Tennessee Tech | Bob Chavers steals it from John Gehl in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-47 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee Tech | John Gehl grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee Tech | John Gehl connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Fryar | 41-47 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Frederick Lloyd is blocked by Michael Johnston | 41-47 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to John Gehl | 41-47 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee Tech | Frederick Lloyd picks off the pass by John Gehl in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Mike Fryar steps in front of the Alan Oakley pass | 41-47 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee Tech | John Gehl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Fryar | 41-47 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 41-47 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley tips it but misses | 41-47 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers tips it home | 41-49 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee Tech | John Gehl is fouled on the floor by Frederick Lloyd - foul #3 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard West (PG), William Smith (SG), Kevin Buchanan (SF), Timothy Beasley (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Mike Fryar, John Gehl, George Gordon, Michael Johnston, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Mark Carter (SG), Maynard Coats (SF), Bryan Meyer (PF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (C) Mario Travis, Frederick Lloyd, Bob Chavers, Richard Snow, Alan Oakley | |
| 17:48 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley is fouled on the floor by Bryan Meyer - foul #1 on Bryan Meyer, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee Tech | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew McLoud | 41-52 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee Tech | Richard West is called for 10 seconds | 41-52 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats makes the jump hook from the baseline | 41-54 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Jones | 44-54 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses the easy layup | 44-54 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Illinois | Bryan Meyer grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee Tech | William Smith is hacked by Matthew McLoud - foul #2 on Matthew McLoud, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar (PG), John Gehl (SG), George Gordon (SF), Michael Johnston (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard West, William Smith, Kevin Buchanan, Timothy Beasley, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Bob Chavers (SF), Richard Snow (PF), James Zabaneh (C) Matthew McLoud, Maynard Coats, Bryan Meyer, Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon makes the wide open shot near the basket set up by Mike Fryar | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Mike Fryar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Gehl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Chavers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Zabaneh (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 46-54 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow grabs the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Jones steals it from Mark Carter | 46-54 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Jones blows the layup but the foul's on James Zabaneh - foul #1 on James Zabaneh, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), Alan Oakley (C) Mario Travis, Mark Carter, James Zabaneh | |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Johnston grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Lee picks off the pass by Mike Fryar in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Alan Oakley is blocked by Michael Johnston | 47-54 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Lee - foul #3 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard West (PG), William Smith (SG), Timothy Beasley (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Mike Fryar, John Gehl, Michael Johnston, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats (SF) Bob Chavers | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Bryan Meyer (PF) Kenneth Lee, Richard Snow | |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Bryan Meyer drills a shot near the basket | 49-56 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon buries a fadeaway from the left side | 51-56 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-56 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley misses short on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Frederick Lloyd is denied by Timothy Beasley | 51-56 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Bryan Meyer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Jones misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats is whistled for traveling | 51-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar (PG), John Gehl (SG), Kevin Buchanan (SF), Michael Johnston (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard West, William Smith, George Gordon, Timothy Beasley, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Bob Chavers (SF), Richard Snow (PF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (C) Matthew McLoud, Maynard Coats, Bryan Meyer, Alan Oakley | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar is hacked by Mario Travis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Travis, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Buchanan loses the ball out of bounds | 51-59 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow's floater is tipped away by Michael Jones | 51-59 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Buchanan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar gets the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Buchanan loses the dribble to Mario Travis | 51-59 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis lays it up and in | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Mike Fryar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Gehl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Lloyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bob Chavers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Hochstetler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee Tech | Bob Chavers steals it from John Gehl in the backcourt | 51-61 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Johnston gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee Tech | Mario Travis steps in front of the Kevin Buchanan pass in the backcourt | 51-61 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis's pass is intercepted by Mike Fryar | 51-61 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar banks in the layup | 53-61 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Williams (PG), William Smith (SG), George Gordon (SF), Timothy Beasley (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Mike Fryar, John Gehl, Kevin Buchanan, Michael Johnston, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee (PG), Maynard Coats (SG), Mark Carter (PF), James Zabaneh (C) Mario Travis, Frederick Lloyd, Richard Snow, Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 10:21 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-61 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Jones hits the follow up shot | 55-61 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats blows the layup | 55-61 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Zabaneh gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee Tech | William Smith loses the dribble to Mark Carter | 55-61 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Williams - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #2 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard West (PG), Michael Johnston (PF) Donald Williams, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Bryan Meyer (C) Kenneth Lee, James Zabaneh | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | Richard West is hacked by Matthew McLoud in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew McLoud, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow (PF) Maynard Coats | |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | Richard West makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | Richard West makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew McLoud | 57-65 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Johnston misses the easy dunk attempt | 57-65 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Johnston | 57-65 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Johnston drills a shot near the basket | 59-65 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-65 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew McLoud - foul #4 on Matthew McLoud, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar (PG), Michael Jones (C) William Smith, Timothy Beasley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), Maynard Coats (SF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (PF), Alan Oakley (C) Matthew McLoud, Mark Carter, Bob Chavers, Richard Snow, Bryan Meyer | |
| 08:10 | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is fouled on the floor by Mike Fryar - foul #1 on Mike Fryar, team foul #3 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Buchanan (SF), Christopher Jones (C) George Gordon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Gehl (SG) Richard West | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Mike Fryar (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Gehl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Johnston (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Lloyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maynard Coats (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremiah Hochstetler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Oakley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Buchanan - foul #3 on Kevin Buchanan, team foul #4 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | George Gordon (SF), Timothy Beasley (PF), Michael Jones (C) Kevin Buchanan, Michael Johnston, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (SG) Frederick Lloyd | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler snags the offensive board | 64-66 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter (SF), Richard Snow (PF) Maynard Coats, Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee Tech | 3 seconds is called on Timothy Beasley | 64-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG), Bryan Meyer (PF), James Zabaneh (C) Mario Travis, Richard Snow, Alan Oakley | |
| 06:20 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 64-70 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-70 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Zabaneh | 64-70 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Jones grabs the board | 64-70 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee Tech | John Gehl misses the 3 from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar misses the tip | 64-70 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd connects on the shot near the basket | 64-72 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee Tech | John Gehl misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 64-72 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Bryan Meyer pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-72 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter gets the offensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-72 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 64-72 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee Tech | John Gehl connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jones | 66-72 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Gehl is called for the reach on Frederick Lloyd - foul #1 on John Gehl, team foul #6 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Williams (PG), Richard West (SG), Kevin Buchanan (SF), William Smith (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Mike Fryar, John Gehl, George Gordon, Timothy Beasley, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Maynard Coats (SG), Bob Chavers (SF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (PF), Alan Oakley (C) Matthew McLoud, Frederick Lloyd, Mark Carter, Bryan Meyer, James Zabaneh | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley buries a shot in the paint set up by Jeremiah Hochstetler | 66-74 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee Tech | Richard West misses long on a floater from the left side | 66-74 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Hochstetler | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bob Chavers | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Williams is hacked by Maynard Coats in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maynard Coats, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow (PF) Bob Chavers | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee Tech | William Smith knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Donald Williams and he's fouled by Richard Snow - foul #2 on Richard Snow, team foul #10 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Johnston (PF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee Tech | William Smith makes the free throw | 69-77 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-77 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Tech | William Smith grabs the board | 69-77 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Maynard Coats (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeremiah Hochstetler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Oakley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee Tech | Richard West travels in the backcourt | 69-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Williams (PG) Kevin Buchanan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers (SF) Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats buries a shot from the left block | 69-79 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Williams hits a floater from the right wing | 71-79 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Mario Travis and he's fouled by Christopher Jones - foul #1 on Christopher Jones, team foul #7 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley (SF), Michael Jones (C) Richard West, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG) Mario Travis, Maynard Coats | |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers misses the free throw | 71-81 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow grabs the offensive board | 71-81 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers is fouled on the floor by Timothy Beasley - foul #3 on Timothy Beasley, team foul #8 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mike Fryar (PG) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler (C) Alan Oakley | |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 71-83 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler grabs the defensive rebound | 71-83 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers blows the layup | 71-83 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee Tech | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 71-83 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-83 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard West (PG), Kevin Buchanan (SF), Christopher Jones (C) Mike Fryar, Michael Johnston, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Mark Carter (SG), Maynard Coats (SF), Bryan Meyer (PF) Kenneth Lee, Frederick Lloyd, Bob Chavers, Richard Snow | |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter is hacked by Kevin Buchanan - foul #4 on Kevin Buchanan, team foul #9 | 71-83 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter makes the 1st free throw | 71-84 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-85 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley is called for 3 seconds | 71-85 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Mark Carter | 71-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Beasley misses the wide open floater from close range | 71-87 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler snags the defensive board | 71-87 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #10 | 71-87 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter makes the 1st free throw | 71-88 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-89 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Tech | Maynard Coats picks off the pass by Richard West in the backcourt | 71-89 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Maynard Coats | 71-91 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee Tech | Bryan Meyer steals the ball from William Smith in the backcourt | 71-91 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud runs out the clock | 71-91 |