| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cecil McLester (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Montz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Domingues (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Steigerwald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Durham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Deon Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Durham | 32-35 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Ward picks off the pass by Robert Lancaster | 32-35 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maurice Brown (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) David Henry, Clyde Domingues | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew (SF) John Wyatt | |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Steigerwald is called for the reach on Cecil McLester - foul #2 on Robert Steigerwald, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Francis Kalenkoski (SG), Darrel Gil (C) Cecil McLester, Robert Lancaster | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson (C) Deon Hansen | |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Maurice Brown comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee State | Christopher Montz steps in front of the Kevin Durham pass | 32-35 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Illinois | Casey Killebrew is called for the reach on Christopher Montz - foul #3 on Casey Killebrew, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cory Dyer (PG) Christopher Montz | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett (PG), Michael Abercrombie (SG), Donald York (SF), Dustin Hines (C) Robert Steigerwald, Martin Ward, Casey Killebrew, Kevin Durham | |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Darrel Gil is called for traveling | 32-35 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Donald York | 32-37 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Darrel Gil drills a shot near the basket | 34-37 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelrahman | 34-37 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Cory Dyer's pass is intercepted by Phillip Padgett in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett lays it in | 34-39 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Darrel Gil misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dustin Hines - foul #1 on Dustin Hines, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester (PG), David Henry (SG), Robert Lancaster (SF), Christopher Montz (PF) Cory Dyer, Maurice Brown, Francis Kalenkoski, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Steigerwald (PG), Martin Ward (SG), John Wyatt (SF), Kevin Durham (PF), Deon Hansen (C) Phillip Padgett, Michael Abercrombie, Donald York, Marc Davidson, Dustin Hines | |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Darrel Gil makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Darrel Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee State | Robert Steigerwald hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 36-39 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt tips it in | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cecil McLester (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Montz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrel Gil (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Steigerwald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Durham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Deon Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz is fouled on the floor by John Wyatt - foul #1 on John Wyatt, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Jenkins (C) Darrel Gil | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew (PF) Kevin Durham | |
| 15:22 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Ward steps in front of the David Henry pass | 36-41 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt tips it in | 36-43 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee State | Robert Steigerwald is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-43 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Jenkins | 38-43 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-43 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Henry | 38-43 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Steigerwald - foul #3 on Robert Steigerwald, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maurice Brown (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Clyde Domingues (PF) David Henry, Robert Lancaster, Christopher Montz | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie (PG), Donald York (SG), Kevin Durham (PF), Marc Davidson (C) Robert Steigerwald, Martin Ward, John Wyatt, Deon Hansen | |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Domingues - foul #1 on Clyde Domingues, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Francis Kalenkoski (SG) Cecil McLester | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines (C) Casey Killebrew | |
| 13:51 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Abdelrahman pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Francis Kalenkoski scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 42-43 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee State | Maurice Brown is called for the reach on Michael Abercrombie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maurice Brown, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cory Dyer (PG) Gerald Jenkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 13:26 | Tennessee State | Donald York is hacked by Cory Dyer - foul #3 on Cory Dyer, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee State | Maurice Brown takes the ball from Marc Davidson | 42-43 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Maurice Brown misses the easy layup | 42-43 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie is fouled on the floor by Cory Dyer - foul #4 on Cory Dyer, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alexander Fitzgerald (PG), Christopher Montz (PF), Gerald Jenkins (C) Cory Dyer, Francis Kalenkoski, Clyde Domingues | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Ward (SG), Casey Killebrew (SF) Donald York, Dustin Hines | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Gerald Jenkins - foul #4 on Gerald Jenkins, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Henry (SG), Robert Lancaster (SF), Clyde Domingues (C) Maurice Brown, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Gerald Jenkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett (PG) Michael Abercrombie | |
| 12:13 | Tennessee State | David Henry picks off the pass by Phillip Padgett | 42-43 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Alexander Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lancaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Montz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Clyde Domingues (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Phillip Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Casey Killebrew (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Durham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew is hacked by David Henry in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Henry, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester (PG), Francis Kalenkoski (SG) Alexander Fitzgerald, David Henry | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Steigerwald (PG), Donald York (SF), Dustin Hines (PF), Deon Hansen (C) Phillip Padgett, Casey Killebrew, Kevin Durham, Marc Davidson | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz lays it in on a great pass from Clyde Domingues | 47-43 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee State | Robert Steigerwald knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin Ward | 47-45 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee State | Robert Steigerwald drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Deon Hansen | 47-47 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Montz | 50-47 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | Robert Steigerwald misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Steigerwald | 50-50 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Francis Kalenkoski | 52-50 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Donald York steals it from Cecil McLester | 52-50 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward lays it in on a nice dish by Donald York | 52-52 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cecil McLester (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Francis Kalenkoski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lancaster (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Montz (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Clyde Domingues (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Steigerwald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald York (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Hines (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Deon Hansen (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen can't connect on an uncontested shot from close range | 55-52 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Domingues gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Francis Kalenkoski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Martin Ward | 55-52 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee State | Donald York misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Clyde Domingues | 55-52 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster's fadeaway is rejected by Deon Hansen | 55-52 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Francis Kalenkoski snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Dustin Hines - foul #2 on Dustin Hines, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maurice Brown (PG), David Henry (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Gerald Jenkins (C) Cecil McLester, Francis Kalenkoski, Robert Lancaster, Clyde Domingues | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett (PG), Michael Abercrombie (SG), John Wyatt (SF), Kevin Durham (PF), Casey Killebrew (C) Robert Steigerwald, Martin Ward, Donald York, Dustin Hines, Deon Hansen | |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Montz - foul #2 on Christopher Montz, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrel Gil (PF) Christopher Montz | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:24 | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-52 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt is hacked by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Durham - foul #2 on Kevin Durham, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cory Dyer (SF) Darrel Gil | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Casey Killebrew | 59-54 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee State | Gerald Jenkins swats the shot by Michael Abercrombie | 59-54 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Jenkins | 59-54 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie is hacked by Gerald Jenkins - foul #5 on Gerald Jenkins, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alexander Fitzgerald (PG), Christopher Montz (PF) Maurice Brown, Gerald Jenkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Ward (SG), Marc Davidson (C) Phillip Padgett, Casey Killebrew | |
| 04:08 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Cory Dyer can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Illinois | Cory Dyer gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Alexander Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Henry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Montz (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Abercrombie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Wyatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Durham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Durham is called for the reach on Alexander Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Kevin Durham, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrel Gil (C) Cory Dyer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Steigerwald (PG) Michael Abercrombie | |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Alexander Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Alexander Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Marc Davidson | 60-56 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Steigerwald | 60-58 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maurice Brown (SG), Cory Dyer (SF) David Henry, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald York (SF), Casey Killebrew (PF) John Wyatt, Kevin Durham | |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | Maurice Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-58 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester (PG) Alexander Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen (C) Donald York | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew's pass is intercepted by Cory Dyer | 63-58 |
| 02:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Steigerwald is called for the reach on Cecil McLester in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Steigerwald, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Cory Dyer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham (PF) Marc Davidson | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Darrel Gil is called for the reach on Martin Ward - foul #1 on Darrel Gil, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Henry (SG), Robert Lancaster (SF) Maurice Brown, Darrel Gil | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Wyatt (SF) Casey Killebrew | |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Abdelrahman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Domingues (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:52 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Lancaster | 65-60 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham travels in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry misses the floater from the free throw line | 65-60 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Robert Steigerwald | 65-60 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Steigerwald | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Cecil McLester | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Steigerwald is called for the reach on Robert Lancaster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Steigerwald, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie (PG) Robert Steigerwald | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-68 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cecil McLester (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lancaster (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Montz (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Clyde Domingues (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Abercrombie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Wyatt (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Deon Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Domingues wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-68 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz can't tip it in | 68-68 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Domingues tips it in | 70-68 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Ward | 70-71 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-71 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee State | Cecil McLester steps in front of the John Wyatt pass | 70-71 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Wyatt picks off the pass by David Henry | 70-71 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee State | Cecil McLester is called for the reach on Michael Abercrombie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil McLester, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maurice Brown (PG), Francis Kalenkoski (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Darrel Gil (C) Cecil McLester, David Henry, Robert Lancaster, Clyde Domingues | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew (SF), Marc Davidson (PF), Dustin Hines (C) John Wyatt, Kevin Durham, Deon Hansen | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Abdelrahman is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #12 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett (PG) Michael Abercrombie | |
| 02:51 | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Casey Killebrew | 70-76 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester (PG), Robert Lancaster (SF) Francis Kalenkoski, Darrel Gil | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie (PG), Kevin Durham (PF) Phillip Padgett, Dustin Hines | |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-76 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Henry (SG) Maurice Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Wyatt (SF), Deon Hansen (C) Casey Killebrew, Marc Davidson | |
| 02:23 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Deon Hansen | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry's pass is intercepted by Martin Ward | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward is open and buries a shot from the left block set up by Michael Abercrombie | 70-81 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montz is denied on a layup by Deon Hansen | 70-81 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen snags the defensive board | 70-81 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 70-81 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 70-81 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lancaster drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Cecil McLester | 73-81 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Abercrombie | 73-84 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cecil McLester (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Henry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lancaster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Montz (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Abercrombie (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Wyatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kevin Durham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Deon Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil McLester buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Lancaster | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward is hacked by David Henry in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Henry, team foul #13 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Domingues (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald York (SF), Casey Killebrew (PF), Marc Davidson (C) John Wyatt, Kevin Durham, Deon Hansen | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | David Henry misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 75-86 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew pulls down the rebound | 75-86 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie is hacked by Cecil McLester in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil McLester, team foul #14 | 75-86 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cory Dyer (PG), Maurice Brown (SG), Francis Kalenkoski (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Cecil McLester, David Henry, Robert Lancaster, Christopher Montz | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines (C) Martin Ward | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie makes the 1st free throw | 75-87 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie makes the 2nd free throw | 75-88 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Abdelrahman scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Cory Dyer and the foul's on Marc Davidson - foul #1 on Marc Davidson, team foul #11 | 77-88 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Michael Abercrombie runs out the clock | 78-88 |