| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Tyson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank McIlvain (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Logan Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Dunklin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Eury (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Vine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts inbounds the ball | 46-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Joe Deloera | 48-45 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-45 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts loses the dribble to Terry Dunklin in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Steven Vine is blocked by Charles Mangual | 48-45 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera is hacked by Logan Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Logan Wilson, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz (C) Frank McIlvain | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (PG), Ethan Harris (SF), Gary Tillman (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Logan Wilson, Edward Eury, Steven Vine, Kirk Tooley | |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Mendelowitz | 50-45 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Andrews and the foul's on Charles Mangual - foul #1 on Charles Mangual, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dylan Brown (C) Albert Roberts | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Tillman - foul #1 on Gary Tillman, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires (SG), David Trejo (PF) David Tyson, Charles Mangual | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:20 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter Rogers | 50-48 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman is whistled for a carry | 50-48 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Tech | Dylan Brown tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews's pass is intercepted by Joe Deloera | 52-48 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Tillman | 52-48 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dylan Brown - foul #2 on Dylan Brown, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), David Tyson (SG), Albert Roberts (SF), Charles Mangual (PF), Frank McIlvain (C) Joe Deloera, Hugo Squires, Robert Mendelowitz, David Trejo, Dylan Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF), Steven Vine (PF) Ethan Harris, Gary Tillman | |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Charles Mangual | 54-49 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Eury | 54-51 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Albert Roberts is blocked by Steven Vine | 54-51 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Percy Jefferson and he's hacked by Walter Rogers - foul #2 on Walter Rogers, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF) Percy Jefferson, Albert Roberts | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Logan Wilson (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Kirk Tooley (C) George Andrews, Terry Dunklin, Edward Eury, Walter Rogers | |
| 15:54 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Tyson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mendelowitz (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank McIlvain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Logan Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Morris (fresh) PF - Steven Vine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Logan Wilson | 57-56 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson buries a jumper from the left side set up by Joe Deloera | 59-56 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Mendelowitz steps in front of the Charles Morris pass | 59-56 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Joe Deloera | 61-56 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon is hacked by Joe Deloera - foul #3 on Joe Deloera, team foul #3 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), Hugo Squires (SG), Albert Roberts (SF), David Trejo (PF), Dylan Brown (C) Joe Deloera, David Tyson, Robert Mendelowitz, Charles Mangual, Frank McIlvain | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Charles Morris, Steven Vine, Kirk Tooley | |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Roberts is called for the reach on Edward Eury - foul #2 on Albert Roberts, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Hugo Squires - foul #2 on Hugo Squires, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Logan Wilson - foul #4 on Logan Wilson, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF) Percy Jefferson, Albert Roberts | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Steven Vine (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Logan Wilson, Edward Eury, Ethan Harris, Gary Tillman | |
| 13:37 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Dylan Brown steps in front of the David Harmon pass | 64-58 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera is fouled in the backcourt by David Harmon - foul #4 on David Harmon, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson (SG), Charles Mangual (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Hugo Squires, David Trejo, Dylan Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (PG) David Harmon | |
| 13:05 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by George Andrews and he's fouled by Charles Mangual - foul #2 on Charles Mangual, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor (C) Kirk Tooley | |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine misses the free throw | 64-60 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Brian Taylor - foul #1 on Brian Taylor, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (SG) David Tyson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF) Charles Morris | |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin double dribbles | 65-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts (SF) Robert Mendelowitz | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PG), Walter Rogers (C) George Andrews, Brian Taylor | |
| 12:16 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Eury | 65-60 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Dunklin | 65-62 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera is fouled in the backcourt by Ethan Harris - foul #1 on Ethan Harris, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires (SG), David Trejo (PF), Dylan Brown (C) Percy Jefferson, Charles Mangual, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PF) Steven Vine | |
| 12:06 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hugo Squires (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Trejo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dylan Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ethan Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Terry Dunklin (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Eury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | Dylan Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Eury | 67-64 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Dunklin - foul #2 on Terry Dunklin, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), David Tyson (SG), Robert Mendelowitz (PF), Frank McIlvain (C) Joe Deloera, Albert Roberts, David Trejo, Dylan Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (PG), Charles Morris (SF), Steven Vine (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Ethan Harris, Edward Eury, Gary Tillman, Walter Rogers | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Vine | 68-64 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin loses the dribble to Frank McIlvain | 68-64 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain can't tip it in | 68-64 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Morris | 68-64 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses long on a floater from the left side | 68-64 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain can't finish the uncontested layup | 68-64 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris makes the jumper from the free throw line | 68-66 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank McIlvain | 71-66 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris is whistled for traveling | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), David Trejo (SG), Albert Roberts (SF), Charles Mangual (PF), Dylan Brown (C) Percy Jefferson, David Tyson, Hugo Squires, Robert Mendelowitz, Frank McIlvain | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PG), Edward Eury (SF), Gary Tillman (PF), Brian Taylor (C) Terry Dunklin, Charles Morris, Steven Vine, Kirk Tooley | |
| 09:28 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Eury steals it from Dylan Brown | 71-66 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by David Trejo | 71-66 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Joe Deloera | 73-66 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews hits the follow up shot | 73-68 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 73-68 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor tips it in | 73-70 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo's pass is intercepted by Brian Taylor in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Trejo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Roberts (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Charles Mangual (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Dylan Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ethan Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SG - George Andrews (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Eury (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor is fouled on the floor by Albert Roberts - foul #3 on Albert Roberts, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), David Tyson (SG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF), Joel Johnson (C) Joe Deloera, David Trejo, Albert Roberts, Dylan Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Logan Wilson (SG), Steven Vine (PF) Ethan Harris, George Andrews, Gary Tillman | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz is hacked by Edward Eury in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Eury, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers (C) Brian Taylor | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joel Johnson - foul #1 on Joel Johnson, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF) Edward Eury | |
| 07:13 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Charles Mangual is blocked by Charles Morris | 73-72 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine snags the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Mangual - foul #3 on Charles Mangual, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Hugo Squires (SF), Frank McIlvain (C) Percy Jefferson, Charles Mangual, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF), Kirk Tooley (C) Charles Morris, Walter Rogers | |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 73-73 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Eury | 73-73 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon is fouled on the floor by Joe Deloera - foul #4 on Joe Deloera, team foul #10 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts (SF), Dylan Brown (PF) David Tyson, Robert Mendelowitz | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera is hacked by David Harmon in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Harmon, team foul #10 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG) David Harmon | |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera misses the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine grabs the defensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Joe Deloera steals it from Kirk Tooley | 74-75 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-75 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin loses the ball out of bounds | 74-75 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson (SG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF), David Trejo (PF) Hugo Squires, Albert Roberts, Dylan Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Gary Tillman (PF) Terry Dunklin, Edward Eury, Steven Vine | |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 74-75 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain tips it back up and in | 76-75 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 76-75 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson tips it home | 76-77 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Kirk Tooley denies the turnaround by Frank McIlvain | 76-77 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain can't tip it in | 76-77 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Morris | 76-77 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman is hacked by David Trejo - foul #1 on David Trejo, team foul #11 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual (PF), Dylan Brown (C) David Trejo, Frank McIlvain | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Walter Rogers (C) Charles Morris, Kirk Tooley | |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual's layup is rejected by Gary Tillman | 76-78 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris grabs the board | 76-78 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Tyson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mendelowitz (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dylan Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Logan Wilson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Dunklin (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ethan Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Dylan Brown picks off the pass by Ethan Harris | 76-78 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz is called for 10 seconds | 76-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires (SG), David Trejo (SF) David Tyson, Robert Mendelowitz | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Steven Vine (PF) Terry Dunklin, Ethan Harris, Gary Tillman | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-81 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by George Andrews - foul #1 on George Andrews, team foul #11 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG) Joe Deloera | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF) Edward Eury | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-81 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual grabs the defensive rebound | 78-81 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), David Tyson (SG), Albert Roberts (SF), Frank McIlvain (C) Percy Jefferson, Hugo Squires, David Trejo, Dylan Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PG), Gary Tillman (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) George Andrews, Steven Vine, Walter Rogers | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Ethan Harris picks off the pass by Joe Deloera in the backcourt | 78-81 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman is hacked by Charles Mangual - foul #4 on Charles Mangual, team foul #12 | 78-81 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Steven Vine (PF) Ethan Harris, Charles Morris, Gary Tillman | |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury hits a jumper in the lane | 78-84 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual drills a shot near the basket set up by Frank McIlvain | 80-84 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine knocks in the shot from the left wing | 80-86 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual clanks a floater from the left block | 80-86 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley grabs the defensive rebound | 80-86 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley is fouled in the backcourt by David Tyson - foul #2 on David Tyson, team foul #13 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF), Ethan Harris (PF) Edward Eury, Steven Vine | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley misses the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual grabs the board | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Albert Roberts and he's hacked by Logan Wilson - foul #5 on Logan Wilson, team foul #12 | 82-87 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (PG), Edward Eury (SF), Steven Vine (PF) Logan Wilson, Charles Morris, Ethan Harris | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual makes the free throw | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Albert Roberts - foul #4 on Albert Roberts, team foul #14 | 83-87 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PF) Steven Vine | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury makes the 1st free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain grabs the board | 83-88 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-88 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews grabs the board | 83-88 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Joe Deloera is called for the reach on George Andrews in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joe Deloera, team foul #15 | 83-88 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG) Joe Deloera | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF), Gary Tillman (C) Edward Eury, Kirk Tooley | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-90 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual grabs the offensive rebound | 83-90 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual is hacked by Ethan Harris - foul #2 on Ethan Harris, team foul #13 | 83-90 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF), Steven Vine (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Charles Morris, Ethan Harris, Gary Tillman | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine pulls down the rebound | 83-90 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine is fouled in the backcourt by Percy Jefferson - foul #2 on Percy Jefferson, team foul #16 | 83-90 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PG), Charles Morris (SF), Gary Tillman (C) George Andrews, Edward Eury, Kirk Tooley | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine misses the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine misses the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain gets the rebound | 83-90 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-90 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual gets the offensive rebound | 83-90 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 83-90 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine pulls down the rebound | 83-90 |