| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lucas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Carpio (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Norwood (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Terry Radel (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kelly Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Burchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Kris Mayes (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio loses the dribble to Kelly Nelson | 40-30 |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor misses the floater near the basket | 40-30 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jerry Carpio | 43-30 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 43-30 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard McCrossin | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-30 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 45-30 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood grabs the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard McCrossin and he's hacked by Kris Mayes - foul #2 on Kris Mayes, team foul #1 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), Carl Brown (SF), John Wehmeyer (C) Kelly Nelson, Michael Lor, Kris Mayes | |
| 18:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard McCrossin picks off the pass by Gary Burchell | 48-30 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard McCrossin | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant makes the shot from the left side set up by Richard McCrossin | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Norwood - foul #3 on Curtis Norwood, team foul #1 | 52-33 |
| 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 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Michael Lor (SF), Kris Mayes (C) Terry Radel, Carl Brown, Gary Burchell | |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King buries a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Rodney Willis - foul #2 on Rodney Willis, team foul #2 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (SG), Clint Olmstead (PF) Rodney Willis, John Wehmeyer | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King misses the free throw | 54-35 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor misses the shot from the left side | 54-35 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson gets the rebound | 54-35 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King's pass is intercepted by Kelly Nelson in the backcourt | 54-35 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson misses the lay-in | 54-35 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor tips it in | 54-37 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-37 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes is fouled on the floor by Herbert Yuen - foul #2 on Herbert Yuen, team foul #2 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF) Michael Lor | |
| 16:03 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kelly Nelson | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Herbert Yuen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Schulze (fresh) PF - Matthew Short (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Simpson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) SG - Kelly Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) PF - Clint Olmstead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kris Mayes (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King loses the dribble to Carl Brown | 54-39 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-39 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Walter Simpson | 54-39 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur King | 56-39 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Short denies the turnaround by Richard Reynolds | 56-39 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee Tech | Kelly Nelson steals it from Philip Schulze in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Carl Brown | 56-41 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Reynolds is called for the reach on Herbert Yuen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| 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 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (PG), Rodney Willis (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Gary Burchell (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Richard Reynolds, Kelly Nelson, Carl Brown, Clint Olmstead, Kris Mayes | |
| 14:21 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin is hacked by Michael Lor - foul #1 on Michael Lor, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard McCrossin | 59-41 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Illinois | Lucas Johnson steps in front of the Terry Radel pass | 59-41 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson lays it in | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 13:46 | Eastern Illinois | Lucas Johnson takes the ball from Rodney Willis | 61-41 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee Tech | John Wehmeyer denies the turnaround by Richard McCrossin | 61-41 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Lor | 61-41 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel is fouled in the backcourt by Richard McCrossin - foul #1 on Richard McCrossin, team foul #3 | 61-41 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Lucas Johnson steals the ball from John Wehmeyer | 61-41 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Curtis Norwood - foul #4 on Curtis Norwood, team foul #4 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (SG), Philip Schulze (SF), Matthew Short (PF), Robert Kivi (C) Lucas Johnson, Jerry Carpio, Ruben Bryant, Curtis Norwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Kelly Nelson (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Clint Olmstead (C) Terry Radel, Rodney Willis, Michael Lor, John Wehmeyer | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee Tech | Carl Brown steals the ball from Philip Schulze | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Yuen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Schulze (fresh) PF - Matthew Short (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Kivi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) SG - Kelly Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gary Burchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Clint Olmstead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell comes up short on the shot from close range | 61-42 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short grabs the defensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-42 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Kivi - foul #1 on Robert Kivi, team foul #5 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (PG), Lucas Johnson (SG), Walter Simpson (PF) Richard McCrossin, Herbert Yuen, Matthew Short | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes (C) Gary Burchell | |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Philip Schulze | 61-43 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Schulze | 61-43 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carl Brown | 61-46 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (PG), Jerry Carpio (SF), Ruben Bryant (PF) Lucas Johnson, Philip Schulze, Robert Kivi | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (PG), Rodney Willis (SG), Michael Lor (SF), John Wehmeyer (PF) Richard Reynolds, Kelly Nelson, Carl Brown, Clint Olmstead | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Herbert Yuen - foul #3 on Herbert Yuen, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (PG), Noah McZeal (C) Arthur King, Walter Simpson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Carpio | 63-48 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer misses the easy layup | 63-48 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-48 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio snags the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson (SG) Herbert Yuen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (SG), Gary Burchell (PF) Rodney Willis, John Wehmeyer | |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor is fouled on the floor by Jerry Carpio - foul #1 on Jerry Carpio, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (SF), Walter Simpson (C) Jerry Carpio, Noah McZeal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead (C) Kris Mayes | |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Lucas Johnson | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Clint Olmstead | 65-53 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Burchell - foul #3 on Gary Burchell, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze (SF), Curtis Norwood (C) Richard McCrossin, Walter Simpson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Carl Brown (SF) Terry Radel, Michael Lor | |
| 07:50 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Arthur King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucas Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Philip Schulze (fresh) PF - Ruben Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Norwood (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) SG - Kelly Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gary Burchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Clint Olmstead (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:28 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson grabs the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell misses short on a jumper near the basket | 65-53 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Philip Schulze and he's fouled by Carl Brown - foul #1 on Carl Brown, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (SG), Jerry Carpio (SF), Matthew Short (PF) Lucas Johnson, Philip Schulze, Ruben Bryant | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), John Wehmeyer (PF), Kris Mayes (C) Kelly Nelson, Gary Burchell, Clint Olmstead | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King misses the free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Rodney Willis | 67-55 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio comes up short on the shot from close range | 67-55 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King's pass is intercepted by Richard Reynolds in the backcourt | 67-57 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 67-59 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kris Mayes - foul #3 on Kris Mayes, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson (SG), Walter Simpson (C) Arthur King, Curtis Norwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (PG), Kelly Nelson (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Gary Burchell (PF), Clint Olmstead (C) Richard Reynolds, Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, John Wehmeyer, Kris Mayes | |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Kelly Nelson is denied by Jerry Carpio | 69-59 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor hits the finger roll | 69-61 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio is open and scores on a shot from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-61 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen double dribbles | 71-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (PG), Philip Schulze (SF), Ruben Bryant (PF), Curtis Norwood (C) Herbert Yuen, Jerry Carpio, Matthew Short, Walter Simpson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), Kris Mayes (C) Kelly Nelson, Clint Olmstead | |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes buries a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Curtis Norwood - foul #5 on Curtis Norwood, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Kivi (C) Curtis Norwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer (PF) Gary Burchell | |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes misses the free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Radel - foul #1 on Terry Radel, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lucas Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Philip Schulze (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ruben Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kivi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Terry Radel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wehmeyer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kris Mayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Kivi misses the lay-in | 73-66 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant hits the follow up shot | 75-66 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes grabs the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Kivi - foul #2 on Robert Kivi, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson (C) Robert Kivi | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Kelly Nelson (SG), Gary Burchell (PF), Clint Olmstead (C) Terry Radel, Rodney Willis, John Wehmeyer, Kris Mayes | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant grabs the board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson is hacked by Kelly Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kelly Nelson, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-66 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Ruben Bryant | 77-66 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (SG), Jerry Carpio (SF) Lucas Johnson, Philip Schulze | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), Carl Brown (SF), John Wehmeyer (C) Kelly Nelson, Michael Lor, Clint Olmstead | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard McCrossin, team foul #10 | 77-66 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell grabs the offensive board | 77-66 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson (SG) Herbert Yuen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (PG) Richard Reynolds | |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer misses badly on a shot from the right side | 77-66 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-66 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell is fouled on the floor by Ruben Bryant - foul #1 on Ruben Bryant, team foul #11 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes (C) John Wehmeyer | |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee Tech | Carl Brown steps in front of the Richard McCrossin pass in the backcourt | 77-68 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (SG), Michael Lor (SF) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown | |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes loses the dribble to Walter Simpson | 77-68 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 77-68 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Simpson | 77-68 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson makes the wide open jumper from the left side | 79-68 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell misses the lay-in | 79-68 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel tips it in | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin is hacked by Terry Radel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Radel, team foul #10 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Short (PF) Ruben Bryant | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson's pass is intercepted by Jerry Carpio | 81-70 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson lays it up and in set up by Jerry Carpio | 83-70 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-70 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio pulls down the rebound | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 83-70 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell snags the defensive board | 83-70 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Terry Radel | 83-72 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin runs out the clock | 83-72 |