| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Sean Malone (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Moxley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Constantine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Engstrom (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler clanks a jump hook from close range | 41-38 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez tips it home | 41-40 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edgar Jones | 43-40 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wayne Constantine - foul #1 on Wayne Constantine, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy | |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Seal - foul #2 on Donald Seal, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez banks in the layup on a great pass from Myron Troxler and he's hacked by Sean Malone - foul #1 on Sean Malone, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Engstrom | 45-45 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom loses the dribble to Ernest Wood | 45-45 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler's layup is rejected by Wayne Constantine | 45-45 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone lays it up and in set up by Edgar Jones | 47-47 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 47-47 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Sean Malone | 47-47 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ernest Wood - foul #1 on Ernest Wood, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce (PF) Edgar Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy | |
| 17:33 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gabriel Holzer | 48-49 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee Tech | Myron Troxler blocks the short jumper by Sean Malone | 48-49 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Malone and he's fouled by Jason Tellez - foul #2 on Jason Tellez, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall (PG), Igor Jerkovic (SG), Michael Clay (C) Sean Malone, Gene Moxley, Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Mudada Abdulla, Ernest Wood | |
| 16:44 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee Tech | Igor Jerkovic scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Wayne Constantine | 53-49 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Edgar Jones (PF) Wayne Constantine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ernest Wood (SF), Ronald Green (PF) Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Jason Tellez | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gary Sumrall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Igor Jerkovic (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edgar Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Green is called for the reach on Edgar Jones - foul #2 on Ronald Green, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone (PG) Gary Sumrall | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Jason Tellez (PF) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Ronald Green | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee Tech | Igor Jerkovic is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Igor Jerkovic, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley (SG) Igor Jerkovic | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler can't finish the layup | 53-49 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine (SF) Chad Pierce | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy | |
| 14:43 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone's pass is intercepted by Jason Tellez | 53-49 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Bancroft | 53-51 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Bancroft steals the ball from Edgar Jones | 53-51 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft hits the finger roll | 53-53 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Seal picks off the pass by Wayne Constantine | 53-53 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft slams it home on a nice dish by Donald Seal | 53-55 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine is hacked by Myron Troxler - foul #3 on Myron Troxler, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall (PG), Igor Jerkovic (SG), Chad Pierce (PF), Paul Engstrom (C) Sean Malone, Gene Moxley, Edgar Jones, Michael Clay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez | |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Green - foul #3 on Ronald Green, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF) Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green | |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Myron Troxler is blocked by Paul Engstrom | 55-55 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce misses the easy layup | 55-57 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine misses the tip | 55-57 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Wood | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gary Sumrall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Igor Jerkovic (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Constantine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Engstrom (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Pierce | 57-59 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Chad Pierce steps in front of the Ernest Wood pass | 57-59 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | Gabriel Holzer is called for the reach on Gary Sumrall - foul #2 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley (SG), Edgar Jones (PF) Igor Jerkovic, Wayne Constantine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF) Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Mudada Abdulla | 57-61 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Tech | Edgar Jones tips it in | 59-61 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Engstrom - foul #1 on Paul Engstrom, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone (PG), Patrick Chisolm (SF), Michael Clay (C) Gary Sumrall, Chad Pierce, Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF) Gabriel Holzer, Mudada Abdulla, Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green | |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gene Moxley | 61-63 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the lay-in | 61-63 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee Tech | Edgar Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine (SF) Patrick Chisolm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy | |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine clanks a floater from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Mudada Abdulla | 61-68 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-68 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla loses the ball out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce (PF), Paul Engstrom (C) Edgar Jones, Michael Clay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Gabriel Holzer, Mudada Abdulla, Ernest Wood | |
| 08:24 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-68 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Seal | 61-71 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce banks in the layup set up by Sean Malone | 63-71 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Sean Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gene Moxley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Constantine (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Engstrom (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Tellez (tiring) 22 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Myron Troxler (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler hits the finger roll set up by Donald Seal | 63-73 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley is called for 5 seconds | 63-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall (PG), Igor Jerkovic (SG), Patrick Chisolm (SF) Sean Malone, Gene Moxley, Wayne Constantine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ernest Wood (SF) Donald Seal, Leroy O'Shea | |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses the easy layup but the foul's on Chad Pierce - foul #3 on Chad Pierce, team foul #5 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Edgar Jones (PF) Patrick Chisolm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Igor Jerkovic misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ricky Weldy - foul #1 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #8 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay (C) Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Igor Jerkovic misses the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Igor Jerkovic makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-75 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the offensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-75 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee Tech | Igor Jerkovic makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Sumrall | 66-75 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-75 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Gary Sumrall - foul #1 on Gary Sumrall, team foul #6 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone (PG), Gene Moxley (SG), Wayne Constantine (SF), Paul Engstrom (C) Gary Sumrall, Igor Jerkovic, Chad Pierce, Edgar Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy | |
| 05:09 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-76 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler pulls down the rebound | 66-76 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood is hacked by Michael Clay - foul #3 on Michael Clay, team foul #7 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas (PF) Michael Clay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Thomas | 69-78 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Thomas picks off the pass by Jason Tellez | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Ernest Wood - foul #2 on Ernest Wood, team foul #9 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Edgar Jones (PF) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Ronald Green (PF) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft, Jason Tellez | |
| 03:47 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine misses the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Sean Malone (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gene Moxley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Constantine (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Engstrom (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Myron Troxler (tired) 20 pts. 10 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-78 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood tips it in | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone is fouled on the floor by Ernest Wood - foul #3 on Ernest Wood, team foul #10 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay (C) Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Jason Tellez (PF) Ricky Weldy, Ronald Green | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Igor Jerkovic (SG) Gene Moxley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Mudada Abdulla | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley (SG), Paul Engstrom (C) Igor Jerkovic, Michael Clay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:36 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-80 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine tips it home | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Engstrom - foul #2 on Paul Engstrom, team foul #8 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Donald Seal, Ernest Wood | |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Holzer in the backcourt | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea loses the dribble to Wayne Constantine | 73-81 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 73-81 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the board | 73-81 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 73-81 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee Tech | Edgar Jones grabs the board | 73-81 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Malone buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Engstrom | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 75-81 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Paul Engstrom | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 75-81 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea gets the rebound | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gene Moxley is called for the reach on Leroy O'Shea in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Moxley, team foul #9 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green (C) Myron Troxler | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Edgar Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-83 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Green | 75-83 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-83 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood (SF) Leroy O'Shea | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer is hacked by Sean Malone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Malone, team foul #10 | 75-83 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer misses the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Constantine misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-84 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer gets the rebound | 75-84 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer is hacked by Sean Malone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Malone, team foul #11 | 75-84 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee Tech | Edgar Jones double dribbles | 75-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall (PG), Igor Jerkovic (SG), Patrick Chisolm (SF), Chad Pierce (PF), Michael Clay (C) Sean Malone, Gene Moxley, Wayne Constantine, Edgar Jones, Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Franklin Nakano (C) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra runs out the clock | 75-86 |