| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Perras (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brent Roberson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Hunnicutt (fresh) PF - Ted Frazer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Foreman (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Landowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emery Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Parks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt inbounds the ball | 40-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee Tech | Ted Frazer's pass is intercepted by Kerry Boyd | 40-41 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Emery Murphy, Harold Parks | |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Perras | 43-41 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Foreman is called for the reach on Carl Christenson - foul #1 on James Foreman, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks (C) Carl Christenson | |
| 18:52 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd hits a shot from close range | 43-43 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Perras | 46-43 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin misses short on a shot from the baseline | 46-43 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee Tech | William Perras grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee Tech | James Foreman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver (PG), Donovan Boyer (SG), James Perillo (SF), Richard Llewellyn (PF), Manuel Green (C) William Perras, Brent Roberson, Vincent Hunnicutt, Ted Frazer, James Foreman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Carl Christenson (C) Kerry Boyd, Harold Parks | |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Lighthall | 46-45 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver hits a shot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson is hacked by Julian Oliver - foul #2 on Julian Oliver, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF) George Botkin | |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Green grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Green | 48-45 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee Tech | Carl Christenson denies the turnaround by Richard Llewellyn | 48-45 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy blows the layup but the foul's on Donovan Boyer - foul #1 on Donovan Boyer, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Perras (PG), Brent Roberson (SG), Vincent Hunnicutt (SF), Ted Frazer (PF), James Foreman (C) Julian Oliver, Donovan Boyer, James Perillo, Richard Llewellyn, Manuel Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF), Harold Parks (C) William Landowski, Carl Christenson | |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee Tech | William Perras misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ted Frazer - foul #3 on Ted Frazer, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Perillo (PF) Ted Frazer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (SG) Emery Murphy | |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee Tech | James Perillo connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Roberson | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Perras (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brent Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Hunnicutt (fresh) PF - James Perillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Foreman (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Landowski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Boyd (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Botkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Parks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Lighthall | 52-50 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee Tech | William Perras's pass is intercepted by George Botkin in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley (PG), Julian Oliver (SF), Ted Frazer (PF) William Perras, Vincent Hunnicutt, James Perillo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Carl Christenson (C) William Landowski, Kerry Boyd, Harold Parks | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Christenson | 52-52 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver's pass is intercepted by Bobby Neilsen in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Neilsen | 52-54 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Julian Oliver, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt (SF) Brent Roberson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF) George Botkin | |
| 14:09 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee Tech | Ted Frazer misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Lighthall - foul #3 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #1 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Perras (SG), Richard Llewellyn (C) Julian Oliver, James Foreman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF), Harold Parks (C) Kerry Boyd, Carl Christenson | |
| 14:01 | Tennessee Tech | Ted Frazer makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee Tech | Ted Frazer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen lays it in set up by Paul Caldwell | 53-56 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee Tech | William Perras is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer (SG), Manuel Green (C) Stephen Stanley, Ted Frazer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF), Carl Christenson (C) George Botkin, Harold Parks | |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt clanks a jumper from the right block | 53-58 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Kerry Boyd and he's fouled by Vincent Hunnicutt - foul #3 on Vincent Hunnicutt, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Kellems (PG), Brent Roberson (SG), Julian Oliver (SF), Ted Frazer (PF) William Perras, Donovan Boyer, Vincent Hunnicutt, Richard Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF), Harold Parks (C) Kerry Boyd, Carl Christenson | |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Caldwell steals it from David Kellems | 53-61 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ted Frazer - foul #4 on Ted Frazer, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley (PG), James Perillo (PF), James Foreman (C) David Kellems, Ted Frazer, Manuel Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson (C) Harold Parks | |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt (SF) Julian Oliver | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF) George Botkin | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Foreman | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stephen Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brent Roberson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Hunnicutt (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Perillo (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Foreman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Neilsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Caldwell (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Boyd (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Christenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Perras (SG) Brent Roberson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks (C) Carl Christenson | |
| 11:12 | Tennessee Tech | James Perillo makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-61 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee Tech | James Perillo snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Neilsen takes the ball from James Perillo | 59-61 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd lays it up and in set up by Bobby Neilsen | 59-63 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt is hacked by Paul Caldwell - foul #4 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #2 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Kellems (PG), Donovan Boyer (SG), Julian Oliver (SF), Richard Llewellyn (PF) Stephen Stanley, William Perras, Vincent Hunnicutt, James Perillo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), George Botkin (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Paul Caldwell, Kerry Boyd, Harold Parks | |
| 10:13 | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn tips it back up and in | 61-63 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen's fadeaway is rejected by James Foreman | 61-63 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson comes up short on the floater from close range | 61-63 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy tips it home | 61-65 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Emery Murphy - foul #2 on Emery Murphy, team foul #3 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson (SG), Manuel Green (C) Donovan Boyer, James Foreman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF) George Botkin | |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd blows the dunk | 62-65 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Llewellyn | 62-65 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Julian Oliver | 65-65 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 65-65 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Julian Oliver | 65-65 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee Tech | David Kellems is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Lighthall - foul #4 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #4 | 65-65 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley (PG), Vincent Hunnicutt (SF), James Perillo (PF) David Kellems, Julian Oliver, Richard Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (PG), Harold Parks (C) Steven Lighthall, Carl Christenson | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Green misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-65 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt hits the follow up shot | 67-65 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | James Perillo steals the ball from William Landowski | 67-65 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt misses short on a jumper from the left side | 67-65 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stephen Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brent Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Hunnicutt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Perillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Landowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Neilsen (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Emery Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Boyd (tired) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Parks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen scores on a shot from the left wing set up by William Landowski and he's fouled by Brent Roberson - foul #2 on Brent Roberson, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver (SF), Ted Frazer (PF) Vincent Hunnicutt, Manuel Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Paul Caldwell (SF), George Botkin (PF), Carl Christenson (C) William Landowski, Emery Murphy, Kerry Boyd, Harold Parks | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Stanley | 69-68 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Brent Roberson - foul #3 on Brent Roberson, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Perras (SG) Brent Roberson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks (C) Carl Christenson | |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Ted Frazer pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Perras | 71-68 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Perillo is called for the reach on George Botkin - foul #1 on James Perillo, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn (C) James Perillo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson (C) Harold Parks | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley lays it in | 73-70 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses the jumpshot from the left side | 73-70 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson can't tip it in | 73-70 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee Tech | William Perras's pass is intercepted by Bobby Neilsen in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall banks in the layup set up by Bobby Neilsen | 73-72 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Perras and the foul's on Steven Lighthall - foul #5 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #5 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson (SG), Vincent Hunnicutt (SF), James Foreman (C) Stephen Stanley, Julian Oliver, Ted Frazer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (PG), Kerry Boyd (PF), Harold Parks (C) Steven Lighthall, George Botkin, Carl Christenson | |
| 06:04 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn makes the free throw | 76-72 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Neilsen | 76-74 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kerry Boyd - foul #3 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #6 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Kellems (PG), James Perillo (C) William Perras, James Foreman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson (C) Harold Parks | |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kerry Boyd | 78-76 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson's pass is intercepted by Bobby Neilsen in the backcourt | 78-76 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen can't finish the layup | 78-76 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Vincent Hunnicutt | 78-76 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee Tech | David Kellems comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-76 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd grabs the board | 78-76 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Perillo - foul #2 on James Perillo, team foul #11 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer (SG), Ted Frazer (PF), Manuel Green (C) Brent Roberson, Vincent Hunnicutt, Richard Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Tech | Ted Frazer grabs the defensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Perillo | 81-77 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 81-77 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson tips it home | 81-79 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | David Kellems connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Perillo | 83-79 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | James Perillo steps in front of the Kerry Boyd pass | 83-79 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee Tech | Ted Frazer blows the layup | 83-79 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kerry Boyd | 83-79 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Kellems - foul #2 on David Kellems, team foul #12 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley (PG), Brent Roberson (SG), Vincent Hunnicutt (SF), James Foreman (C) David Kellems, Donovan Boyer, James Perillo, Manuel Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Harold Parks (C) Paul Caldwell, Carl Christenson | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brent Roberson | 86-80 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stephen Stanley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brent Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Hunnicutt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ted Frazer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Foreman (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Landowski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Neilsen (very tired) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Emery Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Boyd (tired) 20 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Parks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd travels with the ball | 86-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF), George Botkin (PF) Emery Murphy, Kerry Boyd | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 86-80 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt hits the follow up shot | 88-80 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 88-80 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee Tech | Ted Frazer grabs the defensive rebound | 88-80 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ted Frazer | 90-80 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen double dribbles | 90-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Perras (SG), Julian Oliver (SF) Brent Roberson, Vincent Hunnicutt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Paul Caldwell, George Botkin, Harold Parks | |
| 02:23 | Tennessee Tech | Emery Murphy steals the ball from Julian Oliver in the backcourt | 90-80 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy banks in the layup | 90-82 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson (SG), James Perillo (SF), Richard Llewellyn (PF) William Perras, Julian Oliver, Ted Frazer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:06 | Tennessee Tech | Carl Christenson blocks the short jumper by Richard Llewellyn | 90-82 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn tips it back up and in | 92-82 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 92-82 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee Tech | James Perillo pulls down the rebound | 92-82 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 92-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt (SF), Ted Frazer (PF) James Perillo, Richard Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks (C) Carl Christenson | |
| 01:36 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Parks - foul #1 on Harold Parks, team foul #7 | 92-82 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 93-82 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 93-82 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 93-82 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Emery Murphy | 93-84 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee Tech | James Foreman buries a runner from the right block set up by Stephen Stanley | 95-84 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 95-84 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee Tech | Ted Frazer gets the rebound | 95-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee Tech | William Landowski steals the ball from Stephen Stanley in the backcourt | 95-84 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Kerry Boyd is denied by Vincent Hunnicutt | 95-84 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | James Foreman grabs the board | 95-84 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Foreman | 97-84 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd buries a shot in the lane | 97-86 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee Tech | James Foreman misses badly on a runner in the lane | 97-86 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 97-86 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd is denied on a layup by James Foreman | 97-86 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | James Foreman snags the defensive board | 97-86 |