| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Patrick Ochs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Albert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Foy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (fresh) SG - Alex Botsford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Ormond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jameson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs is whistled for traveling | 35-37 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond is hacked by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Owens | 35-37 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-37 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert York (SG), Tim Flynn (SF), James Cole (PF), Radhi Dare (C) William Albert, William Taylor, Richard Clark, Aaron Foy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (PG) Robert Owens | |
| 18:31 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-37 |
| 18:29 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:09 | East Tennessee State | James Cole clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-37 |
| 18:08 | East Tennessee State | James Cole tips it in | 37-37 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 17:50 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Radhi Dare | 37-37 |
| 17:43 | East Tennessee State | James Cole scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Patrick Ochs | 40-37 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (PG), William Taylor (SF), Richard Clark (PF) Patrick Ochs, Tim Flynn, James Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (SG), Howard Tann (SF), George Cox (PF), Travis Jones (C) Alex Botsford, Clarence Ormond, Robert Jameson, Brian Byrd | |
| 17:27 | East Tennessee State | Howard Tann takes the ball from Radhi Dare | 40-37 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens is hacked by Robert York in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert York, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (SG), Aaron Foy (C) Robert York, Radhi Dare | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG) Jeffrey Cain | |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | Aaron Foy is called for the reach on Travis Jones - foul #2 on Aaron Foy, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Alex Botsford is denied by Richard Clark | 40-37 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Illinois | George Cox misses the tip | 40-37 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | George Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Tann makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Owens | 40-39 |
| 16:06 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by George Cox - foul #1 on George Cox, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn (SF), James Cole (C) William Taylor, Aaron Foy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (PG), Thomas Atkins (SF), Robert Jameson (PF), Brian Byrd (C) Alex Botsford, Howard Tann, George Cox, Travis Jones | |
| 16:06 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Tim Flynn steps in front of the Jeffrey Cain pass | 42-39 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Patrick Ochs (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Albert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tim Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Atkins (fresh) PF - Robert Jameson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Byrd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | East Tennessee State | Robert Owens steals the ball from Patrick Ochs | 42-39 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain is whistled for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), Mark Snyder (SG), Radhi Dare (C) Patrick Ochs, William Albert, Richard Clark | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth (PG), Clarence Ormond (SF) Jeffrey Cain, Robert Jameson | |
| 15:05 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Cole | 45-39 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 45-39 |
| 14:42 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:37 | East Tennessee State | Richard Lamberth is called for the reach on Carl Domenech - foul #4 on Richard Lamberth, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert York (SF), Aaron Foy (C) Tim Flynn, James Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), Howard Tann (PF), Travis Jones (C) Richard Lamberth, Thomas Atkins, Brian Byrd | |
| 14:21 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Tann pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Domenech is called for the reach on Clarence Ormond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Domenech, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Taylor (SF) Carl Domenech | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (PG), George Cox (PF) Alex Botsford, Clarence Ormond | |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain can't tip it in | 45-39 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | George Cox tips it in | 45-41 |
| 13:46 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder drills a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 48-43 |
| 13:11 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 48-43 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Radhi Dare picks off the pass by Robert Owens | 48-43 |
| 12:49 | East Tennessee State | Travis Jones is called for the reach on Aaron Foy - foul #1 on Travis Jones, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), Tim Flynn (SF), Richard Clark (PF) Robert York, William Taylor, Radhi Dare | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (PG), Clarence Ormond (SF), Robert Jameson (PF), Brian Byrd (C) Jeffrey Cain, Howard Tann, George Cox, Travis Jones | |
| 12:40 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Cole (C) Aaron Foy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:15 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 48-43 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond makes the wide open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Jameson and he's hacked by James Cole - foul #1 on James Cole, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Taylor (SF) Richard Clark | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (PG) Robert Owens | |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:04 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:39 | East Tennessee State | James Cole's pass is intercepted by Alex Botsford | 48-45 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Patrick Ochs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Snyder (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Cain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Alex Botsford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Ormond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Jameson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Byrd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark (PF), Aaron Foy (C) Tim Flynn, James Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins (SF) Clarence Ormond | |
| 11:25 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Atkins is called for the reach on William Taylor - foul #1 on Thomas Atkins, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert York (PG) Mark Snyder | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 11:14 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark is alone and drills a floater near the basket | 50-45 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson blows the layup | 50-45 |
| 11:04 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:58 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 50-45 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Atkins | 50-45 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Foy - foul #3 on Aaron Foy, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (PG), Tim Flynn (SF) Patrick Ochs, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (SG), Howard Tann (C) Jeffrey Cain, Brian Byrd | |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:27 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder (SG), William Taylor (SF), James Cole (C) Robert York, Richard Clark, Aaron Foy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond (SF) Thomas Atkins | |
| 10:15 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder is fouled on the floor by Robert Owens - foul #2 on Robert Owens, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare (C) James Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cox (PF), Travis Jones (C) Clarence Ormond, Robert Jameson | |
| 09:53 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (PG), Clarence Ormond (SF) Robert Owens, Howard Tann | |
| 09:44 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Botsford | 50-49 |
| 09:31 | East Tennessee State | William Albert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cain, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), Richard Clark (PF), James Cole (C) Mark Snyder, Tim Flynn, Radhi Dare | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson (PF), Brian Byrd (C) George Cox, Travis Jones | |
| 09:12 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Taylor | 52-49 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Jameson | 52-51 |
| 08:43 | East Tennessee State | William Albert misses long on a jumper from the left side | 52-51 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd is fouled on the floor by James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert York (PG), Tim Flynn (SF), Aaron Foy (C) William Albert, William Taylor, James Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (SG), Howard Tann (SF), Thomas Atkins (PF) Alex Botsford, Clarence Ormond, Robert Jameson | |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:35 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:16 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn is hacked by Howard Tann - foul #1 on Howard Tann, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare (PF) Richard Clark | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones (C) Brian Byrd | |
| 08:16 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 07:36 | East Tennessee State | Robert York hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-54 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Travis Jones | 52-54 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Robert York (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Patrick Ochs (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tim Flynn (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Radhi Dare (fresh) C - Aaron Foy (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Cain (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Owens (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Tann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Atkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert York - foul #4 on Robert York, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), Mark Snyder (SG), James Cole (C) Patrick Ochs, Radhi Dare, Aaron Foy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth (PG), Clarence Ormond (SF), Robert Jameson (PF), George Cox (C) Robert Owens, Howard Tann, Thomas Atkins, Travis Jones | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:14 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn is hacked by Robert Jameson - foul #2 on Robert Jameson, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark (PF) Robert York | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG) Jeffrey Cain | |
| 07:14 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:14 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | George Cox hits a wide open runner in the lane | 53-58 |
| 06:39 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-60 |
| 06:16 | East Tennessee State | The pull-up jumper by Mark Snyder is blocked by Clarence Ormond | 53-60 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 53-60 |
| 06:09 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 05:51 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Clark is called for the reach on Robert Jameson - foul #2 on Richard Clark, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert York (SG), William Taylor (SF), Radhi Dare (PF), Aaron Foy (C) Mark Snyder, Tim Flynn, Richard Clark, James Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (SG), Howard Tann (SF), Travis Jones (C) Alex Botsford, Clarence Ormond, George Cox | |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:33 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:09 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 05:08 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor tips it back up and in | 58-60 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson drills a turnaround from the right block | 58-62 |
| 04:53 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy's layup is rejected by Robert Jameson | 58-62 |
| 04:52 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:34 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech is fouled on the floor by Richard Lamberth - foul #5 on Richard Lamberth, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (SG) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (PG), Thomas Atkins (PF) Richard Lamberth, Robert Jameson | |
| 04:34 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:34 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 04:24 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:20 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Atkins steps in front of the Carl Domenech pass | 60-62 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Albert - foul #2 on William Albert, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Taylor (SF) Robert York | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond (SF), Brian Byrd (C) Howard Tann, Travis Jones | |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:58 | East Tennessee State | William Albert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Byrd | 60-64 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (SG), Richard Clark (PF), James Cole (C) Carl Domenech, Radhi Dare, Aaron Foy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:42 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain is fouled in the backcourt by William Taylor - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG) William Albert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG) Robert Owens | |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:21 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs misses the dunk attempt | 60-66 |
| 03:20 | East Tennessee State | James Cole snags the offensive board | 60-66 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carl Domenech (tiring) 19 pts. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Ochs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Taylor (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Clark (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Cole (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Cain (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Alex Botsford (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Ormond (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Atkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Byrd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cain - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cain, team foul #10 | 60-66 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert York (SF), Tim Flynn (PF), Aaron Foy (C) William Taylor, Richard Clark, James Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (PG), Howard Tann (SF), George Cox (PF), Travis Jones (C) Jeffrey Cain, Clarence Ormond, Thomas Atkins, Brian Byrd | |
| 02:58 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:58 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (SG), Radhi Dare (C) Carl Domenech, Aaron Foy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Travis Jones | 62-68 |
| 02:33 | East Tennessee State | Robert York is fouled on the floor by Howard Tann - foul #2 on Howard Tann, team foul #11 | 62-68 |
| 02:33 | East Tennessee State | Robert York misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:33 | East Tennessee State | Robert York misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford is hacked by William Albert in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Albert, team foul #12 | 62-68 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:08 | East Tennessee State | William Albert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy (C) Tim Flynn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd (C) Travis Jones | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), Mark Snyder (SG), William Taylor (SF), Richard Clark (PF) Patrick Ochs, William Albert, Robert York, Radhi Dare | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond (SF), Robert Jameson (PF) Howard Tann, George Cox | |
| 01:41 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 01:39 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy tips it back up and in | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond blows the layup but the foul's on William Taylor - foul #4 on William Taylor, team foul #13 | 64-70 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 01:15 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Carl Domenech | 66-72 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Domenech steals the ball from Robert Owens in the backcourt | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Snyder | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Richard Clark - foul #3 on Richard Clark, team foul #14 | 69-72 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | East Tennessee State | Robert Jameson steals it from Mark Snyder | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Snyder is called for the reach on Clarence Ormond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Snyder, team foul #15 | 69-73 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (PG), Howard Tann (PF) Alex Botsford, Robert Jameson | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ormond misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:35 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Snyder | 72-74 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), Robert Jameson (PF) Jeffrey Cain, Howard Tann | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Snyder is called for the reach on Alex Botsford in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Snyder, team foul #16 | 72-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (SG) Mark Snyder | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (PG), Howard Tann (PF) Alex Botsford, Robert Jameson | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Domenech - foul #5 on Carl Domenech, team foul #17 | 72-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (SG) Carl Domenech | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | East Tennessee State | William Albert buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-77 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), Robert Jameson (PF) Jeffrey Cain, Howard Tann | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens runs out the clock | 75-77 |