| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Carpio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Norwood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 19:49 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 19:49 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 19:49 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Carpio | 44-41 |
| 19:10 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 19:08 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson can't tip it in | 44-41 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Richard McCrossin | 46-41 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | James Ganey blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard McCrossin - foul #1 on Richard McCrossin, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin's floater is tipped away by Richard Anderson | 46-41 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 18:07 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Anderson, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Day (C) Richard Anderson | |
| 17:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard McCrossin and he's hacked by Steven Widner - foul #2 on Steven Widner, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Larson (C) James Ganey | |
| 17:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | Richard Day grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | Richard Day misses short on a floater from close range | 48-41 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard McCrossin | 51-41 |
| 17:00 | Western Illinois | John Maynard lays it up and in | 51-43 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 16:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Widner | 51-43 |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard McCrossin - foul #2 on Richard McCrossin, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (PG), Arthur King (SG), Philip Schulze (SF), Matthew Short (PF), Walter Simpson (C) Richard McCrossin, Lucas Johnson, Jerry Carpio, Ruben Bryant, Curtis Norwood | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Anthony Klopp (SF), James Ganey (PF) Gregory Adams, Steven Widner, Richard Day | |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | John Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | John Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson makes the turnaround from close range set up by Philip Schulze | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Herbert Yuen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Schulze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Short (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) PF - James Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Larson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | James Ganey connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short hits a shot from the right block set up by Herbert Yuen | 55-47 |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Ganey and he's fouled by Philip Schulze - foul #1 on Philip Schulze, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Richard Anderson (C) John Maynard, John Larson | |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze loses the dribble to Richard Anderson | 55-50 |
| 14:49 | Western Illinois | Arthur King picks off the pass by Michael Smith | 55-50 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Herbert Yuen - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (PG), Lucas Johnson (SG), Jerry Carpio (SF), Ruben Bryant (PF), Curtis Norwood (C) Herbert Yuen, Arthur King, Philip Schulze, Matthew Short, Walter Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Steven Widner (SF), Richard Day (PF) Michael Smith, Anthony Klopp, James Ganey | |
| 13:57 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 13:54 | Western Illinois | Richard Day gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-50 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Widner - foul #3 on Steven Widner, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SG) Christopher Truby | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Ruben Bryant | 56-50 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ruben Bryant | 59-50 |
| 12:35 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Adams | 59-53 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Curtis Norwood, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (SF), Matthew Short (PF) Jerry Carpio, Ruben Bryant | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), John Maynard (SG), James Ganey (PF), John Larson (C) Gregory Adams, Steven Widner, Richard Day, Richard Anderson | |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | John Larson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | John Maynard snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lucas Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arthur King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Short (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Norwood (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - John Maynard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Larson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Matthew Short | 59-53 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (PG), Philip Schulze (SF), Ruben Bryant (PF), Walter Simpson (C) Richard McCrossin, Lucas Johnson, Matthew Short, Curtis Norwood | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Steven Widner (SF), Trevor Roux (C) Michael Smith, Anthony Klopp, James Ganey | |
| 10:59 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Adams is called for the reach on Philip Schulze - foul #2 on Gregory Adams, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (SG) John Maynard | |
| 10:59 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:59 | Western Illinois | John Larson pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:33 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Truby takes the ball from Philip Schulze | 59-53 |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | John Larson misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ruben Bryant - foul #3 on Ruben Bryant, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio (SF), Curtis Norwood (C) Arthur King, Walter Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson (C) Trevor Roux | |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | John Larson misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | John Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio banks in the layup on a great pass from Herbert Yuen | 61-53 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 61-53 |
| 09:45 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby misses the tip | 61-53 |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | John Larson misses the dunk attempt | 61-53 |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood is hacked by Steven Widner - foul #4 on Steven Widner, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (PG), Lucas Johnson (SG), Matthew Short (PF) Herbert Yuen, Philip Schulze, Ruben Bryant | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), John Maynard (SG), Anthony Klopp (SF), James Ganey (PF) Gregory Adams, Christopher Truby, Steven Widner, John Larson | |
| 09:11 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith is called for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Norwood | 64-55 |
| 08:19 | Western Illinois | Richard McCrossin is called for the reach on John Maynard - foul #3 on Richard McCrossin, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson (C) Curtis Norwood | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:14 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio can't connect on a floater in the lane | 64-55 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | John Maynard hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Anthony Klopp | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucas Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerry Carpio (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Short (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard McCrossin | 66-58 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | John Maynard hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (SF), Curtis Norwood (C) Jerry Carpio, Walter Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Steven Widner (SF), Richard Day (PF), John Larson (C) Michael Smith, Anthony Klopp, James Ganey, Richard Anderson | |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:55 | Western Illinois | John Larson snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Richard Day misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard McCrossin | 69-60 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by John Maynard is denied by Curtis Norwood | 69-60 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King travels with the ball | 69-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (PG), Philip Schulze (SF), Ruben Bryant (PF) Richard McCrossin, Lucas Johnson, Matthew Short | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (SG) John Maynard | |
| 05:31 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-60 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 69-60 |
| 05:16 | Western Illinois | John Larson gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | John Larson grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 04:50 | Western Illinois | Arthur King is called for the reach on Gregory Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur King, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio (SF) Arthur King | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (PF), Richard Anderson (C) Richard Day, John Larson | |
| 04:50 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:50 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Philip Schulze | 71-65 |
| 04:15 | Western Illinois | Jerry Carpio steals it from Gregory Adams | 71-65 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Widner - foul #5 on Steven Widner, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (PG), Lucas Johnson (SG), Walter Simpson (C) Herbert Yuen, Philip Schulze, Curtis Norwood | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), Anthony Klopp (SF) Gregory Adams, Steven Widner | |
| 04:06 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucas Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerry Carpio (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ruben Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Ruben Bryant | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Klopp | 74-68 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin lays it in set up by Lucas Johnson and the foul's on Christopher Truby - foul #2 on Christopher Truby, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short (PF), Curtis Norwood (C) Ruben Bryant, Walter Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Richard Day (C) Christopher Truby, Richard Anderson | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-68 |
| 03:00 | Western Illinois | James Ganey gets the offensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 79-68 |
| 02:36 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant (PF) Matthew Short | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (SF), Richard Anderson (C) Anthony Klopp, Richard Day | |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-68 |
| 02:18 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby tips it home | 79-70 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio misses the easy layup | 79-70 |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 79-70 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-70 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 79-70 |
| 01:28 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | Ruben Bryant is called for the reach on James Ganey - foul #4 on Ruben Bryant, team foul #8 | 79-70 |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | James Ganey makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | James Ganey makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:09 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 79-72 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | John Maynard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 79-72 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio pulls down the rebound | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:59 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson is hacked by Gregory Adams - foul #3 on Gregory Adams, team foul #13 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short (PF) Ruben Bryant | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:59 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:59 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-72 |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | John Maynard scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-75 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Adams is called for the reach on Matthew Short in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Adams, team foul #14 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant (PF) Jerry Carpio | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 80-75 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | John Maynard loses the dribble to Curtis Norwood | 80-75 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Adams is called for the reach on Matthew Short in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Adams, team foul #15 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SF) Gregory Adams | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio (SF) Matthew Short | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | John Maynard makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ganey | 82-78 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Truby is called for the reach on Richard McCrossin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Truby, team foul #16 | 82-78 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | John Maynard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Ganey | 84-81 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson is hacked by John Maynard in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Maynard, team foul #17 | 84-81 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 85-81 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-81 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Maynard | 85-84 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Truby is called for the reach on Richard McCrossin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Truby, team foul #18 | 85-84 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin misses the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin misses the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | James Ganey grabs the defensive rebound | 85-84 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 85-84 |