| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Meador (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ferreri (fresh) SF - Cecil Swider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Coward (fresh) C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith steps in front of the Daniel Cunningham pass | 31-22 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Smith | 33-22 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri loses the dribble to James Meador | 33-22 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher drills a fadeaway in the paint | 35-22 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by John Ferreri | 35-24 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher can't finish the layup | 35-24 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador snags the offensive board | 35-24 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is called for traveling | 35-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, Joseph Mance, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) Shane Coward, Daniel Cunningham | |
| 18:12 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith is called for the reach on Cecil Swider - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy (PF) Cecil Swider | |
| 17:58 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-24 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee Tech | The refs have stopped play. Samuel McConahy is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG) Joseph Mance | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess (PG), Thomas Alberty (SG), Travis Harshman (PF) Roy Sipos, John Ferreri, Samuel McConahy | |
| 17:25 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Harshman | 37-27 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper is fouled on the floor by Victor Lewis - foul #1 on Victor Lewis, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jason Cooper, Steven Kopf, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider (SF), Shane Coward (PF), Daniel Cunningham (C) Everett Burgess, Travis Harshman, Timothy Cordova | |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador double dribbles | 37-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SF) Lester Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri (SG) Victor Lewis | |
| 16:35 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri loses the dribble to Joseph Mance in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil Swider steps in front of the Louis Harvey pass | 37-27 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Shane Coward | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Kopf (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Meador (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Thomas Alberty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ferreri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cecil Swider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shane Coward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee Tech | James Meador steps in front of the Shane Coward pass | 37-30 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher buries a shot from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee Tech | Chris Schumacher swats the shot by Shane Coward | 39-30 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Cunningham picks off the pass by Joseph Mance | 39-30 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider makes the 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Thomas Alberty - foul #1 on Thomas Alberty, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Joseph Mance, Steven Kopf, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), Everett Burgess (SG), Victor Lewis (SF), Samuel McConahy (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) Thomas Alberty, John Ferreri, Cecil Swider, Shane Coward, Daniel Cunningham | |
| 13:43 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess drills a 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang misses the easy layup | 42-36 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy tips it in | 42-38 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 12:27 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (C) Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 44-38 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-38 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lester Brown | 44-38 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Samuel McConahy - foul #1 on Samuel McConahy, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper (C) Lester Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri (SG), Travis Harshman (C) Everett Burgess, Timothy Cordova | |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gilbert Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ferreri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel McConahy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Harshman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Harshman is hacked by Gilbert Harper - foul #1 on Gilbert Harper, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (PF) Gilbert Harper | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown (SF), Shane Coward (PF) Victor Lewis, Samuel McConahy | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee Tech | James Meador blocks the short jumper by Travis Harshman | 46-38 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Jackson - foul #4 on Louis Jackson, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Jackson, James Meador, Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty (PG) Roy Sipos | |
| 11:03 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Brown - foul #1 on Kevin Brown, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG) Jason Cooper | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Harvey picks off the pass by Thomas Alberty in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey tips it in | 50-39 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown tips it in | 52-39 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Harshman hits a wide open runner near the basket | 52-41 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Harvey | 54-41 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty is hacked by Louis Harvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Harvey, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Lester Brown, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess (PG), Victor Lewis (SG), Cecil Swider (SF), Samuel McConahy (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) Thomas Alberty, John Ferreri, Kevin Brown, Shane Coward, Travis Harshman | |
| 09:29 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks drills a runner in the paint set up by Louis Harvey | 56-41 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-41 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova tips it in | 56-43 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Mance is called for the reach on Samuel McConahy - foul #1 on Joseph Mance, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Louis Harvey, John Smith, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), John Ferreri (SG), Daniel Cunningham (C) Everett Burgess, Cecil Swider, Timothy Cordova | |
| 08:16 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Cooper | 59-46 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Kopf steps in front of the Roy Sipos pass | 59-46 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Daniel Cunningham - foul #2 on Daniel Cunningham, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG) Joseph Mance | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown (SF), Travis Harshman (PF) Victor Lewis, Samuel McConahy | |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper makes the free throw | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Steven Kopf (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Gilbert Harper (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ferreri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Harshman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:48 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Gilbert Harper | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown can't throw it down | 62-46 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Harshman pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri travels with the ball | 62-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (PF) Steven Kopf | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider (SF) Kevin Brown | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Ferreri steps in front of the Louis Jackson pass | 62-46 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos misses the lay-in | 62-46 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Harshman grabs the offensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jason Cooper - foul #2 on Jason Cooper, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Lester Brown, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty (SG), Shane Coward (PF) John Ferreri, Daniel Cunningham | |
| 07:02 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Alberty steps in front of the Jason Cooper pass | 62-49 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty hits the finger roll | 62-51 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Sipos picks off the pass by Jason Cooper in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider lays it in set up by Roy Sipos | 62-53 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Alberty - foul #2 on Thomas Alberty, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Ronald Oaks (PF) Jason Cooper, James Meador | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess (PG), Victor Lewis (SF), Samuel McConahy (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) Roy Sipos, Cecil Swider, Shane Coward, Travis Harshman | |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess is fouled on the floor by Louis Harvey - foul #3 on Louis Harvey, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF), James Meador (PF) Steven Kopf, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri (SG) Thomas Alberty | |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks loses the dribble to Samuel McConahy | 63-55 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Oaks steals it from Samuel McConahy | 63-55 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Jackson | 66-55 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova grabs the offensive board | 66-55 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis misses short on a runner from the left block | 66-55 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri misses the tip | 66-55 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Jackson | 66-55 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Everett Burgess and he's fouled by Ronald Oaks - foul #1 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, John Smith, James Meador, Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), Thomas Alberty (SG), Cecil Swider (SF), Shane Coward (PF) Everett Burgess, John Ferreri, Victor Lewis, Samuel McConahy | |
| 04:22 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova misses the free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roy Sipos - foul #1 on Roy Sipos, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham (C) Timothy Cordova | |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty is hacked by Louis Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Jackson, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG) Louis Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Roy Sipos - foul #2 on Roy Sipos, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Kopf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Alberty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Swider (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shane Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider misses long on an open floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Kopf - foul #2 on Steven Kopf, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF) Jason Cooper, Steven Kopf | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri (SG), Travis Harshman (PF) Thomas Alberty, Shane Coward | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the floater from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Harshman travels with the ball | 67-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown (SF) Cecil Swider | |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider (SF), Shane Coward (PF) Kevin Brown, Travis Harshman | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Schumacher | 67-60 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Harvey | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:16 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Sipos | 69-63 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SF), James Meador (PF) John Smith, Lester Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Schumacher | 69-63 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey can't tip it in | 69-63 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Cecil Swider | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF) Steven Kopf | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-63 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham is alone and drills a floater in the lane set up by John Ferreri | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance blows the layup | 69-65 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Ferreri is called for the reach on James Meador in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Ferreri, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador is fouled on the floor by Shane Coward - foul #3 on Shane Coward, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos is hacked by Chris Schumacher - foul #2 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Sipos is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Sipos, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Steven Kopf (SG) Louis Harvey, Joseph Mance | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-67 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Sipos | 73-70 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador is hacked by Roy Sipos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Sipos, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Sipos | 75-73 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Sipos - foul #5 on Roy Sipos, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Joseph Mance (SG) Jason Cooper, Steven Kopf | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty (PG) Roy Sipos | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Daniel Cunningham | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 76-73 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham snags the offensive board | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-73 |