| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Kenneth Sylvain (fresh) SF - Norbert Edwards (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fresh) C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) SG - James Adams (fresh) SF - Alan Ovitz (fresh) PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) C - John Catanzaro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Martin Oehler | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 1-3 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler grabs the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Adams | 1-5 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 1-5 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Sylvain - foul #1 on Kenneth Sylvain, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler makes the 2nd free throw | 1-7 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler is hacked by William Spicer in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Spicer, team foul #2 | 1-7 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee Tech | James Adams steals it from Norbert Edwards | 1-7 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Fudge swats the short shot by James Adams | 1-7 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards gets the rebound | 1-7 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Rubin Castanon (SF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Alan Ovitz, John Catanzaro | |
| 17:36 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Chris Ferber, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), Todd Flannigan (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Herb Kohlmeier (PF), Ray Gurley (C) James Wheeler, Kenneth Sylvain, Norbert Edwards, Scott Daley, Raymond Fudge | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (SF) Martin Oehler | |
| 16:55 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Soriano steals it from Jeffrey Rieger | 6-7 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rubin Castanon | 6-10 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano misses the 3 from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber can't tip it in | 8-10 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger misses short on a shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten grabs the board | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeffrey Rieger (fresh) SG - Todd Flannigan (fresh) SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herb Kohlmeier (fairly fresh) C - Ray Gurley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Luis Hicks (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Garten (fairly fresh) PF - Rubin Castanon (fairly fresh) C - Chris Ferber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-10 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Rieger | 8-10 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | Todd Flannigan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Sylvain (SG), Norbert Edwards (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Raymond Fudge (C) Jeffrey Rieger, Todd Flannigan, Robert Weaver, Herb Kohlmeier, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Martin Oehler (PF), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Luis Hicks, Walter Garten, Rubin Castanon, Chris Ferber | |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Spicer | 8-12 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Catanzaro - foul #1 on John Catanzaro, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson (SF) Alan Ovitz | |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Adams | 10-15 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 10-15 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams lays it in | 10-17 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards clanks a floater from the right side | 10-17 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley tips it home | 12-17 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Scott Daley - foul #1 on Scott Daley, team foul #2 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), Todd Flannigan (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Norman Crabtree (PF), Ray Gurley (C) James Wheeler, Kenneth Sylvain, Norbert Edwards, Scott Daley, Raymond Fudge | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Walter Garten (SF) William Spicer, Harold Robinson | |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Crabtree | 14-18 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Weaver is called for the reach on James Adams - foul #1 on Robert Weaver, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier (PF) Norman Crabtree | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF) James Adams, Martin Oehler, John Catanzaro | |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ray Gurley | 16-18 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon hits a jumper from the baseline set up by David Wallace and the foul's on Herb Kohlmeier - foul #1 on Herb Kohlmeier, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Norbert Edwards (SF), Norman Crabtree (PF) Todd Flannigan, Robert Weaver, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (PF) Walter Garten | |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain (SG), Raymond Fudge (C) Jeffrey Rieger, Herb Kohlmeier | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), John Catanzaro (C) David Wallace, Luis Hicks, Rubin Castanon | |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-21 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Adams | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Sylvain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norbert Edwards (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Crabtree (fresh) C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Ovitz (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Catanzaro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Martin Oehler - foul #1 on Martin Oehler, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), Todd Flannigan (SG), Scott Daley (PF), Ray Gurley (C) James Wheeler, Kenneth Sylvain, Norman Crabtree, Raymond Fudge | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Harold Robinson (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Alan Ovitz, Martin Oehler, John Catanzaro | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Gurley is called for the reach on Harold Robinson - foul #1 on Ray Gurley, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver (SF), Herb Kohlmeier (C) Norbert Edwards, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (SF) Harold Robinson | |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano is hacked by Jeffrey Rieger - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rieger, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Luis Hicks | 20-26 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee Tech | Luis Hicks is called for the reach on Scott Daley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Hicks, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Stewart (PG), Ray Gurley (C) Jeffrey Rieger, Herb Kohlmeier | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Harold Robinson (SG), Martin Oehler (PF), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Luis Hicks, Rubin Castanon, Chris Ferber | |
| 09:53 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Sylvain (SG), Norman Crabtree (SF), Raymond Fudge (C) Horace Stewart, Todd Flannigan, Robert Weaver, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG) David Wallace, Walter Garten | |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro misses the shot from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-26 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro scores on a runner from the left block | 20-28 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (SG), Herb Kohlmeier (SF), Ray Gurley (PF) Kenneth Sylvain, Norman Crabtree, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Rubin Castanon (C) James Adams, Harold Robinson, John Catanzaro | |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Rieger | 20-28 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Rieger | 22-28 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on William Spicer - foul #2 on William Spicer, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver (PG), Todd Flannigan (SG), Norbert Edwards (SF), Norman Crabtree (PF) James Wheeler, Jeffrey Rieger, Herb Kohlmeier, Raymond Fudge | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), Walter Garten (SF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, Luis Hicks, Alan Ovitz, Rubin Castanon | |
| 08:00 | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Martin Oehler | 23-31 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Garten | 23-34 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by David Wallace - foul #1 on David Wallace, team foul #8 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro (C) Martin Oehler | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Todd Flannigan (fresh) SF - Norbert Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Crabtree (fresh) C - Ray Gurley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Garten (fresh) PF - Chris Ferber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Catanzaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten comes up short on the floater near the basket | 25-34 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Ferber | 25-34 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Garten | 25-37 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards is hacked by John Catanzaro - foul #2 on John Catanzaro, team foul #9 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Stewart (PG), Kenneth Sylvain (SG), Scott Daley (PF), Raymond Fudge (C) Robert Weaver, Todd Flannigan, Norman Crabtree, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson (SG), Rubin Castanon (PF) Stanley Soriano, John Catanzaro | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten tips it in | 27-39 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee Tech | Chris Ferber steals it from Kenneth Sylvain in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber is hacked by Raymond Fudge - foul #1 on Raymond Fudge, team foul #7 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Herb Kohlmeier (C) Horace Stewart, Raymond Fudge | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG), James Adams (SG) David Wallace, Walter Garten | |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Rubin Castanon | 27-43 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler drills a floater from the left wing set up by Scott Daley | 29-43 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 29-43 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-43 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Scott Daley | 29-43 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Sylvain makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Wheeler | 32-43 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 32-43 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee Tech | Herb Kohlmeier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-43 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley tips it but misses | 32-43 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams travels with the ball | 32-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), Todd Flannigan (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Ray Gurley (PF), Raymond Fudge (C) James Wheeler, Kenneth Sylvain, Norbert Edwards, Scott Daley, Herb Kohlmeier | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Martin Oehler (PF), Walter Garten (C) Luis Hicks, James Adams, Harold Robinson, Chris Ferber, Rubin Castanon | |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alan Ovitz - foul #1 on Alan Ovitz, team foul #10 | 32-43 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Ovitz picks off the pass by Jeffrey Rieger in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee Tech | Todd Flannigan grabs the board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeffrey Rieger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Flannigan (fresh) SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Gurley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Ovitz (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Garten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | David Wallace is called for the reach on Todd Flannigan - foul #2 on David Wallace, team foul #11 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), John Catanzaro (C) David Wallace, Walter Garten | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Todd Flannigan misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Todd Flannigan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Fudge - foul #2 on Raymond Fudge, team foul #8 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Norman Crabtree (SF), Scott Daley (PF) Robert Weaver, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (SG) Stanley Soriano | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee Tech | William Spicer steals it from Jeffrey Rieger in the backcourt | 34-45 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Fudge picks off the pass by Martin Oehler | 34-45 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rieger, team foul #9 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Sylvain (SG) Jeffrey Rieger, Todd Flannigan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Sylvain steps in front of the Alan Ovitz pass | 34-45 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Daley, team foul #10 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards (SF) Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG), Rubin Castanon (SF) Luis Hicks, Alan Ovitz | |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Crabtree - foul #1 on Norman Crabtree, team foul #11 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver (SG), Ray Gurley (C) Kenneth Sylvain, Raymond Fudge | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Walter Garten (SF) William Spicer, John Catanzaro | |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee Tech | Norbert Edwards scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-47 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses the jump hook from close range | 36-47 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler snags the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler loses the dribble to Norbert Edwards | 36-47 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee Tech | Norman Crabtree is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Weaver | 38-47 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler hits a turnaround from close range | 38-49 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Weaver can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 38-49 |