| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Landis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Sumrall (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Engstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski inbounds the ball | 39-46 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski | |
| 19:16 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Dittmar blocks the short jumper by Michael Thomas | 39-46 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses badly on a floater from the right block | 39-46 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Landis | 42-46 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Engstrom is called for the reach on Mudada Abdulla - foul #3 on Paul Engstrom, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay (C) Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Mudada Abdulla, Leroy O'Shea | |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Clay - foul #2 on Michael Clay, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Donald Seal, Fyodor Kowalski | |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay misses the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Dittmar - foul #4 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall loses the dribble to Ricky Weldy | 42-47 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy is hacked by Gary Sumrall - foul #1 on Gary Sumrall, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm (PG), Christopher Constantino (C) William Landis, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Alligood | 45-50 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm's pass is intercepted by Robert Alligood | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Patrick Chisolm (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Sumrall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Constantino (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kevin Bancroft | 45-53 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Bancroft steals the ball from Gary Sumrall | 45-53 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar tips it home | 45-55 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Seal - foul #1 on Donald Seal, team foul #2 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Landis (PG), Gene Moxley (SF), Michael Thomas (PF), Paul Engstrom (C) Gary Sumrall, Chad Pierce, Michael Clay, Christopher Constantino | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Gary Young (C) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft, Michael Dittmar | |
| 15:20 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood can't finish the layup | 46-55 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea can't tip it in | 46-55 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Thomas swats the short shot by Leroy O'Shea | 46-55 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Paul Engstrom | 46-55 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee Tech | The short jumper by Michael Thomas is denied by Gary Young | 46-55 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Alhambra - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Ferris (SF) Patrick Chisolm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG) Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 13:58 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal loses the dribble to William Landis in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Young - foul #4 on Gary Young, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall (SG), Chad Pierce (SF) William Landis, Michael Ferris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Gary Young | |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Alligood - foul #1 on Michael Thomas, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood clanks a jump hook in the paint | 49-55 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar tips it but misses | 49-55 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay (PF) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Leroy O'Shea | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fyodor Kowalski - foul #1 on Fyodor Kowalski, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino (C) Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood drills a runner from the left block set up by Ricky Weldy | 50-57 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 50-60 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dittmar | 50-60 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gene Moxley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Sumrall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Constantino (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski clanks a shot in the paint | 50-60 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Alligood | 50-60 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Dittmar | 50-63 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley loses the ball out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Landis (PG), Patrick Chisolm (SG), Michael Ferris (SF), Michael Thomas (PF), Paul Engstrom (C) Gene Moxley, Gary Sumrall, Chad Pierce, Michael Clay, Christopher Constantino | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Seal and he's fouled by Michael Ferris - foul #1 on Michael Ferris, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski misses the free throw | 50-65 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Ferris comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-65 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas tips it back up and in | 52-65 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood lays it in set up by Donald Seal | 52-67 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Ferris drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Landis | 55-67 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is fouled on the floor by William Landis - foul #1 on William Landis, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall (SG), Chad Pierce (SF) Patrick Chisolm, Michael Ferris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Brandon Fierro (PF), Gary Young (C) Donald Seal, Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-70 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee Tech | Dikembe Alhambra steals the ball from William Landis | 55-70 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra misses the lay-in | 55-70 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 08:37 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Engstrom | 58-70 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-70 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Alhambra | 58-70 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dikembe Alhambra | 58-72 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce makes the jump hook from close range set up by Gary Sumrall | 60-72 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Chad Pierce steals the ball from Ricky Weldy | 60-72 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall lays it in on a nice dish by Chad Pierce | 62-72 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Landis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Sumrall (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Engstrom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Fierro (fresh) 2 blk. C - Gary Young (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea clanks a turnaround in the lane | 62-72 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom clanks a jump hook from the left block | 62-72 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea drills a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Chad Pierce - foul #2 on Chad Pierce, team foul #7 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm (PG), Gene Moxley (SG), Michael Ferris (SF), Michael Clay (PF), Christopher Constantino (C) William Landis, Gary Sumrall, Chad Pierce, Michael Thomas, Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Robert Alligood (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Ricky Weldy, Brandon Fierro, Gary Young | |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the free throw | 62-75 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Alligood denies the turnaround by Michael Clay | 62-75 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood snags the defensive board | 62-75 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-75 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Bancroft | 62-75 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Constantino picks off the pass by Kevin Bancroft | 62-75 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Clay | 65-75 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Seal | 65-78 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:33 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-78 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea grabs the board | 65-78 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea clanks a shot near the basket | 65-78 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Clay | 65-78 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Bancroft steals the ball from Michael Ferris | 65-78 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses the easy layup | 65-78 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay pulls down the rebound | 65-78 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Landis (PG), Gary Sumrall (SG), Chad Pierce (SF), Michael Thomas (PF), Paul Engstrom (C) Patrick Chisolm, Gene Moxley, Michael Ferris, Michael Clay, Christopher Constantino | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| 05:06 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-78 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea gets the rebound | 65-78 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Thomas swats the short shot by Robert Alligood | 65-78 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce gets the rebound | 65-78 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Gary Sumrall and he's fouled by Robert Alligood - foul #2 on Robert Alligood, team foul #7 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young (C) Michael Dittmar | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce makes the free throw | 68-78 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 68-78 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood gets the offensive rebound | 68-78 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Thomas takes the ball from Robert Alligood | 68-78 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom double dribbles | 68-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Robert Alligood | |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Seal | 68-81 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Landis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Sumrall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Engstrom (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Young (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 68-81 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea pulls down the rebound | 68-81 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is fouled on the floor by Paul Engstrom - foul #4 on Paul Engstrom, team foul #8 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm (PG) William Landis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood (PF) Michael Dittmar | |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 1st free throw | 68-82 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom snags the defensive board | 68-82 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas lays it in set up by Chad Pierce and he's hacked by Gary Young - foul #5 on Gary Young, team foul #8 | 70-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay (C) Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Gary Young | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas misses the free throw | 70-82 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the defensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 70-85 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay knocks in the floater near the basket | 72-85 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Donald Seal | 72-87 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-87 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy grabs the board | 72-87 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Sumrall is called for the reach on Ricky Weldy - foul #2 on Gary Sumrall, team foul #9 | 72-87 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley (SG), Michael Ferris (SF), Christopher Constantino (C) Gary Sumrall, Chad Pierce, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Brandon Fierro (PF) Donald Seal, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy makes the 1st free throw | 72-88 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-89 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino is fouled on the floor by Ricky Weldy - foul #2 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #9 | 72-89 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Ricky Weldy | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino makes the 1st free throw | 73-89 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino makes the 2nd free throw | 74-89 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Patrick Chisolm picks off the pass by Fyodor Kowalski | 74-89 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm blows the dunk | 74-89 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mudada Abdulla | 74-89 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra runs out the clock | 74-89 |