| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) SF - David Grindle (fresh) PF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Walter Carlton (fresh) SG - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) SF - Nicholas Bangs (fresh) PF - Calvin Hindman (fresh) C - Robert Morrow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee Martin | Rubin Castanon swats the layup by Nicholas Bangs | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Reynolds - foul #1 on Kevin Reynolds, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Nicholas Bangs picks off the pass by Charles Derosier | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs lays it up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier is hacked by Kevin Reynolds - foul #2 on Kevin Reynolds, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Martin Oehler (SF), Shaun Nix (PF) William Spicer, David Grindle, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler (SG) Kevin Reynolds | |
| 17:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Carlton | 2-6 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Martin Oehler and he's hacked by Walter Carlton - foul #1 on Walter Carlton, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Rubin Castanon (PF) Martin Oehler, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan (PG), Steve Harjo (SF), Gerald Bradley (PF), Frank Cusumano (C) Walter Carlton, Nicholas Bangs, Calvin Hindman, Robert Morrow | |
| 16:53 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Derosier is called for the reach on Frank Cusumano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Derosier, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SG), David Grindle (SF), Martin Oehler (C) Charles Derosier, Norman Larson, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 16:20 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Spicer | 7-6 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano is fouled on the floor by Alan Ovitz - foul #1 on Alan Ovitz, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (C) Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow (C) Frank Cusumano | |
| 15:55 | Tennessee Martin | Gerald Bradley is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by James Sadler | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Ovitz (fresh) SF - David Grindle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Garten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Claude Sheehan (fresh) SG - James Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Harjo (fresh) PF - Gerald Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer scores on a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Claude Sheehan - foul #1 on Claude Sheehan, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton (PG), Frank Cusumano (SF) Claude Sheehan, James Sadler | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow throws it down | 10-10 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Garten | 10-10 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Walter Garten | 13-10 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Robert Morrow | 13-10 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee Martin | David Grindle is called for the reach on Steve Harjo in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Grindle, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Norman Larson (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Alan Ovitz, David Grindle, Martin Oehler, Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan (PG), James Sadler (SG), Nicholas Bangs (SF), Calvin Hindman (PF), Al Baltimore (C) Walter Carlton, Steve Harjo, Frank Cusumano, Gerald Bradley, Robert Morrow | |
| 14:31 | Tennessee Martin | Al Baltimore is called for traveling | 13-10 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Spicer | 16-10 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Claude Sheehan | 16-13 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman Larson | 18-13 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Claude Sheehan | 18-16 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan is hacked by Rubin Castanon - foul #1 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle (SF), Shaun Nix (PF), Walter Garten (C) Norman Larson, Rubin Castanon, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton (PG), Roderick Diedrich (SG), Frank Cusumano (PF), Robert Morrow (C) Claude Sheehan, James Sadler, Calvin Hindman, Al Baltimore | |
| 12:54 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman (PF) Nicholas Bangs | |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer's pass is intercepted by Walter Carlton | 18-16 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton lays it up and in | 18-18 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle loses the dribble to Robert Morrow | 18-18 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Nix - foul #1 on Shaun Nix, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SF), Robert Armstrong (C) David Grindle, Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo (SG), Gerald Bradley (PF) Roderick Diedrich, Calvin Hindman | |
| 12:03 | Tennessee Martin | Gerald Bradley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong hits a jump hook near the basket set up by William Spicer | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Ovitz (fairly fresh) PF - Shaun Nix (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Walter Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Harjo (fresh) SF - Frank Cusumano (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano's pass is intercepted by Charles Derosier in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier hits the finger roll | 22-18 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Armstrong - foul #1 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Martin Oehler (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF) William Spicer, Alan Ovitz, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan (PG), James Sadler (SG), Nicholas Bangs (SF), Al Baltimore (C) Walter Carlton, Frank Cusumano, Gerald Bradley, Robert Morrow | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | Al Baltimore is called for the reach on Martin Oehler - foul #1 on Al Baltimore, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle (SF) Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman (PF) Steve Harjo | |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-19 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman blows the layup but he's hacked by Rubin Castanon - foul #2 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (C) Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier's pass is intercepted by Al Baltimore | 22-21 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan is fouled on the floor by David Grindle - foul #2 on David Grindle, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Robert Armstrong (C) David Grindle, Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow (C) Nicholas Bangs | |
| 10:00 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-23 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan is fouled in the backcourt by William Spicer - foul #1 on William Spicer, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix (PF) Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gerald Bradley (PF) Calvin Hindman | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix drills a driving attempt from the left block | 26-24 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton (PG), Roderick Diedrich (SG), Nicholas Bangs (SF) Claude Sheehan, James Sadler, Al Baltimore | |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Morrow swats the short shot by Norman Larson | 26-24 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix tips it in | 28-24 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs is hacked by Norman Larson - foul #1 on Norman Larson, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (PG), Alan Ovitz (SG) William Spicer, Charles Derosier | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman (PF), Frank Cusumano (C) Gerald Bradley, Robert Morrow | |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler (SG), Steve Harjo (SF) Roderick Diedrich, Nicholas Bangs | |
| 08:22 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano tips it in | 28-28 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Cusumano steals it from Robert Armstrong | 28-28 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee Martin | Norman Larson steals the ball from Calvin Hindman | 28-28 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses the lay-in | 28-28 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee Martin | Martin Oehler is called for the reach on Walter Carlton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Oehler, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), Walter Garten (PF) Alan Ovitz, Norman Larson, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich (SG), Al Baltimore (SF), Gerald Bradley (PF), Robert Morrow (C) James Sadler, Steve Harjo, Calvin Hindman, Frank Cusumano | |
| 07:31 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Garten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Walter Carlton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roderick Diedrich (fresh) SF - Al Baltimore (fresh) PF - Gerald Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gerald Bradley - foul #1 on Gerald Bradley, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs (SF) Al Baltimore | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan (PG) Walter Carlton | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Bradley is called for the reach on Robert Armstrong - foul #2 on Gerald Bradley, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (SF) Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Hindman (PF) Gerald Bradley | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich drills a floater from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier is fouled on the floor by Roderick Diedrich - foul #1 on Roderick Diedrich, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix (PF) Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Sadler (SG), Frank Cusumano (SF) Claude Sheehan, Nicholas Bangs | |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Calvin Hindman | 32-32 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Larson - foul #2 on Norman Larson, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (SF) Norman Larson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton (PG), Steve Harjo (PF), Al Baltimore (C) Roderick Diedrich, Calvin Hindman, Robert Morrow | |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo hits a wide open jumper from close range | 32-36 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Steve Harjo | 32-36 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee Martin | William Spicer is called for the reach on Walter Carlton - foul #2 on William Spicer, team foul #13 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SF) William Spicer | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs (SF), Calvin Hindman (PF), Robert Morrow (C) Steve Harjo, Frank Cusumano, Al Baltimore | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier lays it in | 34-38 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Oehler - foul #2 on Martin Oehler, team foul #14 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Walter Garten (PF) Martin Oehler, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich (SG) James Sadler | |
| 04:36 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson's floater is knocked away by Robert Morrow | 34-40 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Derosier and the foul's on Calvin Hindman - foul #1 on Calvin Hindman, team foul #9 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), David Grindle (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF) Norman Larson, Alan Ovitz, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan (PG), Kevin Reynolds (SG), Al Baltimore (SF), Gerald Bradley (PF) Walter Carlton, Roderick Diedrich, Nicholas Bangs, Calvin Hindman | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Martin | Gerald Bradley comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rubin Castanon - foul #3 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #15 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Rubin Castanon, Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo (SF), Frank Cusumano (C) Al Baltimore, Robert Morrow | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Martin | Gerald Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Martin | Gerald Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grindle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Claude Sheehan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) SF - Steve Harjo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Cusumano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Cusumano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Alan Ovitz (SG), Shaun Nix (PF) William Spicer, Charles Derosier, Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton (PG), Nicholas Bangs (SF), Robert Morrow (C) Claude Sheehan, Steve Harjo, Frank Cusumano | |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alan Ovitz - foul #2 on Alan Ovitz, team foul #16 | 37-41 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz is denied on a layup by Robert Morrow | 37-43 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Martin | Alan Ovitz steals the ball from Gerald Bradley | 37-43 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-43 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Morrow grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Bangs makes the runner in the paint set up by Walter Carlton | 37-45 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Carlton pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson lays it in on a nice dish by David Grindle and he's fouled by Gerald Bradley - foul #3 on Gerald Bradley, team foul #10 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Walter Garten (PF), Martin Oehler (C) Alan Ovitz, Shaun Nix, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan (PG), James Sadler (SG), Steve Harjo (SF), Calvin Hindman (PF), Frank Cusumano (C) Walter Carlton, Kevin Reynolds, Nicholas Bangs, Gerald Bradley, Robert Morrow | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | Steve Harjo misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-45 |