| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ferreri (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Swider (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shane Coward (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Meador (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham banks in the wide open layup | 40-37 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Shane Coward | 40-37 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Jackson steps in front of the Cecil Swider pass in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Sipos steps in front of the Louis Harvey pass | 40-37 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Chris Schumacher - foul #1 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF) James Meador | |
| 18:47 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to John Ferreri | 42-37 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daniel Cunningham | 48-39 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Louis Harvey | 48-41 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Harvey is called for the reach on John Ferreri in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Harvey, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess (PG), Thomas Alberty (SG), Victor Lewis (SF), Samuel McConahy (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) Roy Sipos, John Ferreri, Cecil Swider, Shane Coward, Daniel Cunningham | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), James Meador (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Jackson, John Smith, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| 17:11 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang dunks the ball set up by Steven Kopf | 50-43 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis is hacked by Steven Kopf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Kopf, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Everett Burgess | 52-43 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is hacked by Everett Burgess - foul #1 on Everett Burgess, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF) James Meador | |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Victor Lewis | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Everett Burgess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Alberty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Samuel McConahy (fresh) C - Timothy Cordova (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Kopf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lei Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis's pass is intercepted by Louis Harvey in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf lays it up and in set up by Louis Harvey | 52-45 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess travels in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri (SG), Kevin Brown (SF), Travis Harshman (C) Everett Burgess, Victor Lewis, Timothy Cordova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), Ronald Oaks (C) Louis Harvey, Joseph Mance, Steven Kopf, Lei Wang | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Kevin Brown | 52-45 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Harshman is open but misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-45 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Harshman snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee Tech | Lester Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Alberty - foul #1 on Lester Brown, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), Cecil Swider (SF), Shane Coward (PF), Victor Lewis (C) Thomas Alberty, Kevin Brown, Samuel McConahy, Travis Harshman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG), Steven Kopf (SF), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jason Cooper, John Smith, Lester Brown, Ronald Oaks | |
| 14:01 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Ferreri | 54-47 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-47 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher is fouled on the floor by Victor Lewis - foul #3 on Victor Lewis, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham (C) John Ferreri | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF) Louis Jackson, Steven Kopf | |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 54-47 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Victor Lewis - foul #4 on Victor Lewis, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess (SG) Victor Lewis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Chris Schumacher | |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider's pass is intercepted by Joseph Mance | 54-49 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cecil Swider - foul #3 on Cecil Swider, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri (SG), Kevin Brown (SF), Travis Harshman (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) Roy Sipos, Cecil Swider, Shane Coward, Daniel Cunningham | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF) Louis Harvey, Joseph Mance, James Meador | |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Oaks | 54-54 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri is hacked by Steven Kopf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Kopf, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) John Smith, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Cooper - foul #4 on Jason Cooper, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty (PG), Samuel McConahy (SF) Everett Burgess, Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG) Jason Cooper | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Thomas Alberty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ferreri (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel McConahy (fresh) PF - Travis Harshman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Cordova (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Kopf (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 56-56 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Louis Harvey - foul #3 on Louis Harvey, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), Kevin Brown (SF) John Ferreri, Travis Harshman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF), James Meador (PF), Ronald Oaks (C) Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| 11:02 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is hacked by Samuel McConahy - foul #1 on Samuel McConahy, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider (SF), Daniel Cunningham (C) Kevin Brown, Timothy Cordova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Sipos steals it from John Smith | 57-56 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy is called for a charge - foul #2 on Samuel McConahy, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri (SG), Shane Coward (PF) Thomas Alberty, Samuel McConahy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) James Meador | |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 57-56 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Coward is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on Shane Coward, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown (SF), Travis Harshman (C) Cecil Swider, Daniel Cunningham | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Joseph Mance, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess (PG) Roy Sipos | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SF) John Smith | |
| 09:33 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-58 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Harshman hits the finger roll set up by Shane Coward | 60-58 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Everett Burgess steps in front of the Louis Harvey pass | 60-58 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri can't finish the layup | 60-58 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses long on a shot from the left side | 60-58 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it in | 60-60 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Everett Burgess | 63-60 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Travis Harshman | 63-60 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), Thomas Alberty (SG), Cecil Swider (SF), Samuel McConahy (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) Everett Burgess, John Ferreri, Kevin Brown, Shane Coward, Travis Harshman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), John Smith (SF), James Meador (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Jackson, Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| 07:49 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Joseph Mance | 63-62 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Smith | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Alberty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Swider (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel McConahy (fresh) C - Timothy Cordova (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Meador (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lei Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador drills a 3 from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty scores on a floater from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Illinois | Samuel McConahy swats the short shot by Louis Harvey | 65-65 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses the lay-in | 65-67 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Cordova | 65-67 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider misses short on a jumper from close range | 65-67 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova tips it but misses | 65-67 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Illinois | Timothy Cordova steps in front of the James Meador pass | 65-67 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri (SG), Victor Lewis (SF), Shane Coward (PF), Daniel Cunningham (C) Thomas Alberty, Cecil Swider, Samuel McConahy, Timothy Cordova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Joseph Mance, John Smith, James Meador, Lei Wang | |
| 05:47 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri's pass is intercepted by Jason Cooper | 65-67 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-67 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Chris Schumacher - foul #2 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Lewis - foul #5 on Victor Lewis, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty (PG), Cecil Swider (SF), Samuel McConahy (PF) Roy Sipos, Victor Lewis, Shane Coward | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel McConahy's pass is intercepted by Steven Kopf | 66-68 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper jams it set up by Steven Kopf | 66-70 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty's floater is tipped away by Chris Schumacher | 66-70 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lester Brown | 66-70 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Brown | 66-73 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Kopf steals it from Samuel McConahy | 66-73 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson is whistled for a carry | 66-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), Shane Coward (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) John Ferreri, Cecil Swider, Daniel Cunningham | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG), John Smith (SF), James Meador (PF), Ronald Oaks (C) Jason Cooper, Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith swats the layup by Timothy Cordova | 66-73 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance pulls down the rebound | 66-73 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Alberty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel McConahy (fresh) PF - Shane Coward (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Cordova (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Louis Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Meador (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance blows the layup | 66-73 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador tips it but misses | 66-73 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Shane Coward | 66-73 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown (SF) Samuel McConahy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Ronald Oaks | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-73 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Timothy Cordova | 68-73 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Alberty is called for the reach on Joseph Mance - foul #2 on Thomas Alberty, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess (PG), John Ferreri (SG), Travis Harshman (C) Roy Sipos, Thomas Alberty, Timothy Cordova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Ronald Oaks (PF) Louis Jackson, James Meador | |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 68-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), Cecil Swider (SF), Daniel Cunningham (C) Everett Burgess, Kevin Brown, Travis Harshman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) John Smith, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the turnaround near the basket | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Lester Brown - foul #2 on Lester Brown, team foul #11 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), James Meador (PF) Joseph Mance, Steven Kopf, Lester Brown | |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Shane Coward - foul #2 on Shane Coward, team foul #10 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG) Jason Cooper | |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-78 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Meador | 69-78 |
| 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) | |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses short on a jumper from the right side | 69-78 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Daniel Cunningham | 69-78 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #12 | 69-78 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by John Smith is denied by Daniel Cunningham | 71-78 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri is whistled for traveling | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Sipos is called for the reach on Louis Harvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Sipos, team foul #11 | 71-78 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Cunningham | 74-79 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Sipos - foul #3 on Roy Sipos, team foul #12 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SF) John Smith | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Roy Sipos | 77-81 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Sipos - foul #4 on Roy Sipos, team foul #13 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-82 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador grabs the board | 77-82 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG) Jason Cooper | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Sipos is called for the reach on Louis Harvey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Sipos, team foul #14 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty (PG) Roy Sipos | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-83 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador grabs the board | 77-83 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Alberty - foul #3 on Thomas Alberty, team foul #15 | 77-83 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri is hacked by Louis Harvey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Harvey, team foul #13 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF) Steven Kopf | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri misses the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Schumacher | 78-84 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Alberty - foul #4 on Thomas Alberty, team foul #16 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SF) John Smith | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-86 |