| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Grindle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Catanzaro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Weaver (fresh) SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne inbounds the ball | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley is alone and drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Wheeler | 49-35 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler connects on the shot from the right wing set up by John Catanzaro | 51-35 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stanley Soriano - foul #1 on Stanley Soriano, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Weaver is called for the reach on Stanley Soriano - foul #1 on Robert Weaver, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro clanks a floater from the free throw line | 51-36 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Fudge | 51-36 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Wheeler | 51-39 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer is fouled on the floor by Robert Weaver - foul #2 on Robert Weaver, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SG), Rubin Castanon (SF), Walter Garten (PF), Chris Ferber (C) Stanley Soriano, David Grindle, Martin Oehler, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), James Veney (SG), Kenneth Sylvain (SF), Norbert Edwards (PF), Herb Kohlmeier (C) James Wheeler, Robert Weaver, Allen Osborne, Scott Daley, Raymond Fudge | |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon misses the easy layup | 51-39 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Garten swats the short shot by Kenneth Sylvain | 51-39 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon misses long on a jump hook from close range | 51-39 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber tips it in | 53-39 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz is hacked by Kenneth Sylvain - foul #1 on Kenneth Sylvain, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Spicer | 55-39 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber is called for traveling | 55-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (SG), David Grindle (SF), Martin Oehler (PF), John Catanzaro (C) Alan Ovitz, Rubin Castanon, Walter Garten, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Scott Daley (PF), Raymond Fudge (C) Jeffrey Rieger, Kenneth Sylvain, Herb Kohlmeier | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 55-39 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Norbert Edwards - foul #2 on Norbert Edwards, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver (SG), Allen Osborne (SF) James Veney, Norbert Edwards | |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler is fouled on the floor by William Spicer - foul #1 on William Spicer, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG), James Adams (SG) William Spicer, Stanley Soriano | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Luis Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Grindle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Catanzaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Weaver (fresh) SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-39 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge tips it in | 55-41 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Grindle | 57-41 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Weaver and he's hacked by Luis Hicks - foul #4 on Luis Hicks, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Rubin Castanon (C) Luis Hicks, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (SG), Kenneth Sylvain (SF), James Veney (PF), Ray Gurley (C) Robert Weaver, Allen Osborne, Scott Daley, Raymond Fudge | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Grindle | 60-44 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney lays it up and in on a great pass from James Wheeler and the foul's on Stanley Soriano - foul #2 on Stanley Soriano, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Alan Ovitz (SG), Walter Garten (PF), Chris Ferber (C) Stanley Soriano, James Adams, David Grindle, Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Todd Flannigan (PG), Allen Osborne (SF), Norbert Edwards (PF), Herb Kohlmeier (C) James Wheeler, Jeffrey Rieger, Kenneth Sylvain, Ray Gurley | |
| 14:26 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 60-46 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee Tech | Todd Flannigan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (PF) Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver (SG), Raymond Fudge (C) James Veney, Herb Kohlmeier | |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee Tech | Todd Flannigan snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 60-48 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Alan Ovitz | 63-48 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Ovitz steals it from Robert Weaver | 63-48 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer is hacked by Robert Weaver - foul #3 on Robert Weaver, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), James Adams (SG), David Grindle (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), John Catanzaro (C) William Spicer, Alan Ovitz, Walter Garten, Martin Oehler, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), James Veney (SG), Kenneth Sylvain (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Herb Kohlmeier (C) Todd Flannigan, Robert Weaver, Allen Osborne, Norbert Edwards, Raymond Fudge | |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Adams | 65-48 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Soriano is called for the reach on Herb Kohlmeier - foul #3 on Stanley Soriano, team foul #5 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (PF) David Grindle | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Norbert Edwards (SF) Jeffrey Rieger, Kenneth Sylvain | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:56 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #4 on James Adams, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG) James Adams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Soriano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Catanzaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Veney (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Norbert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Herb Kohlmeier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier's layup is rejected by John Catanzaro | 65-48 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Scott Daley | 65-48 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 65-48 |
| 11:32 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Daley | 65-48 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 65-48 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler is fouled on the floor by Scott Daley - foul #1 on Scott Daley, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (SF) Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (SG), Kenneth Sylvain (SF), Raymond Fudge (C) James Veney, Scott Daley, Herb Kohlmeier | |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten is hacked by Raymond Fudge - foul #1 on Raymond Fudge, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle (SF) Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley (PF) Norbert Edwards | |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-50 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 67-50 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger is hacked by Stanley Soriano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Soriano, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SG), Martin Oehler (PF), Rubin Castanon (C) Stanley Soriano, Walter Garten, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver (SG), Allen Osborne (SF), Ray Gurley (C) James Wheeler, Kenneth Sylvain, Raymond Fudge | |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Grindle | 69-51 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger snags the offensive board | 69-51 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Weaver | 69-53 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz is fouled on the floor by Robert Weaver - foul #4 on Robert Weaver, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber (C) Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Todd Flannigan (PG), James Veney (SG), Norbert Edwards (PF), Herb Kohlmeier (C) Jeffrey Rieger, Robert Weaver, Scott Daley, Ray Gurley | |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Norbert Edwards | 70-53 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney is fouled in the backcourt by William Spicer - foul #2 on William Spicer, team foul #8 | 70-53 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-54 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Norbert Edwards | 72-56 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-56 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by William Spicer | 74-56 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier is fouled on the floor by Martin Oehler - foul #2 on Martin Oehler, team foul #9 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG), James Adams (SG), Rubin Castanon (SF), Walter Garten (PF), John Catanzaro (C) William Spicer, Alan Ovitz, David Grindle, Martin Oehler, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Robert Weaver (SG), Kenneth Sylvain (SF), Raymond Fudge (C) Todd Flannigan, James Veney, Allen Osborne, Norbert Edwards | |
| 07:57 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Luis Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 8 reb. PF - Walter Garten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Catanzaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Sylvain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herb Kohlmeier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro blows the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Fudge - foul #2 on Raymond Fudge, team foul #9 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley (PF) Herb Kohlmeier | |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro misses the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-58 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Daley denies the turnaround by John Catanzaro | 75-58 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge grabs the defensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Wheeler | 75-61 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Daley - foul #2 on Scott Daley, team foul #10 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (SG), James Veney (SF), Norbert Edwards (PF) Robert Weaver, Kenneth Sylvain, Scott Daley | |
| 06:56 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Wheeler | 77-63 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Norbert Edwards steps in front of the Luis Hicks pass | 77-63 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Catanzaro - foul #1 on John Catanzaro, team foul #10 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), David Grindle (SF), Martin Oehler (PF) Luis Hicks, Walter Garten, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain (SF), Ray Gurley (C) Norbert Edwards, Raymond Fudge | |
| 06:00 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver (SG), Allen Osborne (SF), Scott Daley (PF) James Wheeler, Jeffrey Rieger, James Veney | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-65 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler pulls down the rebound | 77-65 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne pulls down the rebound | 77-65 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber (C) Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 05:15 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Grindle | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:09 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chris Ferber - foul #3 on Chris Ferber, team foul #11 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier (C) Ray Gurley | |
| 05:09 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Martin Oehler | 80-66 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Daley is called for the reach on Chris Ferber - foul #3 on Scott Daley, team foul #11 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG) Stanley Soriano | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Todd Flannigan (PG), Norbert Edwards (PF) Kenneth Sylvain, Scott Daley | |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-66 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler is fouled on the floor by Robert Weaver - foul #5 on Robert Weaver, team foul #12 | 82-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (SF), John Catanzaro (C) David Grindle, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), James Veney (SG), Raymond Fudge (C) Todd Flannigan, Robert Weaver, Allen Osborne | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier is hacked by Martin Oehler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Oehler, team foul #12 | 83-66 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses long on a shot from the right wing | 83-68 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier grabs the board | 83-68 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 83-68 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro snags the defensive board | 83-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Luis Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Adams (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rubin Castanon (fairly fresh) 8 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Catanzaro (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeffrey Rieger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Veney (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. SF - Norbert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herb Kohlmeier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-68 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Fudge | 83-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-68 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger grabs the offensive rebound | 83-68 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herb Kohlmeier | 83-70 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon hits a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Norbert Edwards - foul #3 on Norbert Edwards, team foul #13 | 85-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), Walter Garten (PF), Chris Ferber (C) Luis Hicks, James Adams, Martin Oehler, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Sylvain (SG), Allen Osborne (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Ray Gurley (C) Jeffrey Rieger, James Veney, Norbert Edwards, Herb Kohlmeier, Raymond Fudge | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon misses the free throw | 85-70 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Garten | 85-70 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 85-70 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley grabs the board | 85-70 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG), Alan Ovitz (SF) William Spicer, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Veney (SG), Raymond Fudge (C) Kenneth Sylvain, Ray Gurley | |
| 02:56 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Hicks - foul #5 on Luis Hicks, team foul #13 | 85-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle (SF) Luis Hicks | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:56 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 85-71 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Soriano | 88-72 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 88-72 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge grabs the offensive rebound | 88-72 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley banks in the layup | 88-74 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (PF) David Grindle | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Wheeler steps in front of the Stanley Soriano pass | 88-74 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne blows the layup | 88-74 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler snags the defensive board | 88-74 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 88-74 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge pulls down the rebound | 88-74 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Allen Osborne | 88-76 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 90-76 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 90-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (SF) Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), Kenneth Sylvain (SF), Norbert Edwards (PF), Herb Kohlmeier (C) James Wheeler, Allen Osborne, Scott Daley, Raymond Fudge | |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon's pass is intercepted by Herb Kohlmeier | 90-76 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Sylvain | 90-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Sylvain swats the shot by Alan Ovitz | 90-78 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards grabs the board | 90-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Sylvain, team foul #14 | 90-78 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 90-78 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain pulls down the rebound | 90-78 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain misses short on a fullcourt shot | 90-78 |