| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Joseph France (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Banes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lacey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Stumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gerard Ridenour (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Richard Banes | 42-38 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Banes | 42-40 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 17:32 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh tips it in | 42-42 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Ernest Wood (SF) Kevin Bancroft, Leroy O'Shea | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell (C) Randall Stumbaugh | |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell misses long on a jump hook from close range | 42-42 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler double dribbles | 42-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Franklin Nakano (C) Mudada Abdulla, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner (PG), Jeremy McCurdy (SG), Frank Jones (C) Joseph France, Richard Banes, Gerard Ridenour | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler (C) Franklin Nakano | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Ronald Green is denied by David Campbell | 42-42 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Robert Messner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy McCurdy (fresh) SF - John Lacey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Tennessee Martin | Jeremy McCurdy connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Jones | 42-44 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Seal | 45-44 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner misses short on a runner in the lane | 45-44 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Jones is called for the reach on Ernest Wood - foul #1 on Frank Jones, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Jason Tellez (PF), Franklin Nakano (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Ronald Green, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France (PG), Richard Banes (SG), Gerard Ridenour (SF), Randall Stumbaugh (PF), Preston Resendiz (C) Robert Messner, Jeremy McCurdy, John Lacey, David Campbell, Frank Jones | |
| 14:51 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea buries a shot from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Bancroft is called for the reach on Preston Resendiz - foul #1 on Kevin Bancroft, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Myron Troxler (C) Gabriel Holzer, Kevin Bancroft, Leroy O'Shea, Franklin Nakano | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 14:17 | Tennessee Martin | Ernest Wood steals it from Joseph France | 47-44 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph France steals the ball from Jason Tellez | 47-44 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG) Donald Seal, Mudada Abdulla | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey (SF) Gerard Ridenour | |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jason Tellez | 49-44 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ricky Weldy - foul #2 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Stumbaugh swats the layup by Jason Tellez | 49-46 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh misses the tip | 49-46 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee Martin | Preston Resendiz snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Ronald Green (C) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner (SG), Gerard Ridenour (C) Richard Banes, Preston Resendiz | |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Bancroft | 52-46 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by John Lacey | 52-48 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Wood | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Joseph France (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Messner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lacey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Stumbaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerard Ridenour (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Joseph France | 54-50 |
| 11:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Myron Troxler (C) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft, Ernest Wood, Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes (SG), Preston Resendiz (C) Joseph France, Randall Stumbaugh | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes is hacked by Jason Tellez - foul #4 on Jason Tellez, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano (PF) Jason Tellez | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 11:00 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes is fouled on the floor by Franklin Nakano - foul #1 on Franklin Nakano, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood (SF) Leroy O'Shea | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell (PF) John Lacey | |
| 10:42 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Myron Troxler - foul #2 on Myron Troxler, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler lays it in | 56-52 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Holzer - foul #1 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Ronald Green (PF) Ricky Weldy, Franklin Nakano | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France (PG), John Lacey (SF) Robert Messner, David Campbell | |
| 09:59 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey's fadeaway is rejected by Myron Troxler | 56-52 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF) Gabriel Holzer, Mudada Abdulla, Ernest Wood, Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner (SG), Randall Stumbaugh (PF), David Campbell (C) Richard Banes, Gerard Ridenour, Preston Resendiz | |
| 09:27 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey tips it home | 56-54 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Messner | 58-56 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano misses the shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Franklin Nakano | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes (SG), Gerard Ridenour (SF), Preston Resendiz (C) Joseph France, John Lacey, David Campbell | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Robert Messner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Banes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Ridenour (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Stumbaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Preston Resendiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Tennessee Martin | Preston Resendiz misses the jump hook from the baseline | 58-56 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gabriel Holzer | 61-56 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-56 |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Jason Tellez is blocked by Preston Resendiz | 61-56 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee Martin | Preston Resendiz grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Messner | 61-59 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner misses long on a shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour hits the follow up shot | 63-61 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France (PG), John Lacey (SF), David Campbell (C) Robert Messner, Randall Stumbaugh, Preston Resendiz | |
| 05:33 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph France | 63-63 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood tips it in | 65-63 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey is whistled for traveling | 65-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG) Gabriel Holzer | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-66 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to David Campbell | 65-66 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph France | 65-68 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez grabs the board | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Myron Troxler (tiring) 30 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Joseph France (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Banes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lacey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Ridenour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Wood | 70-68 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Seal steals the ball from David Campbell | 70-68 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal banks in the layup | 72-68 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee Martin | Jason Tellez swats the layup by John Lacey | 72-68 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal hits a 3 from straight away set up by Jason Tellez | 75-68 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh (PF), Preston Resendiz (C) Gerard Ridenour, David Campbell | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes grabs the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood gets the rebound | 75-68 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-68 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee Martin | Preston Resendiz snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gabriel Holzer | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:17 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-68 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Tellez - foul #5 on Jason Tellez, team foul #7 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Franklin Nakano (C) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner (PG), Gerard Ridenour (SF), David Campbell (PF), Frank Jones (C) Joseph France, John Lacey, Randall Stumbaugh, Preston Resendiz | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano pulls down the rebound | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green hits a jumper from the free throw line | 82-69 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell's floater is knocked away by Ronald Green | 82-69 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano gets the rebound | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal runs out the clock | 82-69 |