| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gerald Roye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Javier Meza (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 19:37 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 19:32 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Lofland and he's fouled by Javier Meza - foul #2 on Javier Meza, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery (SG), Gary Young (C) Javier Meza, Michael Dittmar | |
| 19:32 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-35 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Young | 44-35 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 18:55 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Lofland | 44-35 |
| 18:50 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth lays it in set up by Oscar Shea | 46-35 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| 18:10 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea misses short on a floater from close range | 46-37 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 17:48 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Alligood | 46-37 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood scores on a shot from the baseline | 46-39 |
| 17:18 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin travels with the ball | 46-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue (PF), Joshua Luedtke (C) Christopher Franklin, Thomas Lofland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG), Michael Dittmar (C) David Vickery, Robert Alligood | |
| 17:07 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 17:06 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 17:01 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Carlson denies the turnaround by Oscar Shea | 46-39 |
| 16:59 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:40 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea misses the easy layup | 46-39 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson lays it in on a great pass from Javier Meza | 46-41 |
| 16:04 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 16:03 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rogue | 46-41 |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia is fouled on the floor by Gerald Roye - foul #3 on Gerald Roye, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Sullivan (PG), Felipe Salinas (SG), Christopher Franklin (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Kevin Forth, Oscar Shea | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood (PF), Brandon Fierro (C) Gary Young, Michael Dittmar | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Arthur Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Felipe Salinas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Rogue (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Luedtke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gerald Roye (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Javier Meza (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Carlson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Brandon Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Brandon Fierro - foul #1 on Brandon Fierro, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young (C) Brandon Fierro | |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the easy layup | 48-41 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 15:01 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:56 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-41 |
| 14:35 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Christopher Franklin | 51-41 |
| 14:29 | Virginia Tech | Robert Alligood takes the ball from Kenneth Rogue | 51-41 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza is hacked by Joshua Luedtke - foul #3 on Joshua Luedtke, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Kevin Forth (SG), Oscar Shea (SF), Thomas Lofland (C) Arthur Sullivan, Felipe Salinas, Kenneth Rogue, Joshua Luedtke | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Gary Young | |
| 13:57 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-41 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dittmar | 51-41 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood loses the dribble to Oscar Shea | 51-41 |
| 13:33 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth connects on the runner from the right block set up by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 53-41 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Roye | 53-44 |
| 13:11 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea connects on the floater from the right block set up by Christopher Franklin | 55-44 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar is hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #2 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke (PF) Christopher Franklin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young (C) Michael Dittmar | |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Anthony Carlson | 55-46 |
| 12:27 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland makes the fadeaway from the left side | 57-46 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Ahluwalia steals it from Gary Young | 57-46 |
| 12:01 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits the finger roll | 59-46 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 11:38 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea knocks in the runner from close range | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Forth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Shea (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Luedtke (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Lofland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gerald Roye (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Javier Meza (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Carlson (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Roye | 61-51 |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Roye - foul #4 on Gerald Roye, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (SG), Kenneth Rogue (SF), Christopher Franklin (PF) Kevin Forth, Oscar Shea, Thomas Lofland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Chausse (PG), Michael Dittmar (C) Gerald Roye, Robert Alligood | |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young hits the follow up shot | 62-53 |
| 10:46 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke is fouled on the floor by Michael Dittmar - foul #3 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Sullivan (PG) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Fierro (C) Michael Dittmar | |
| 10:34 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Fierro and the foul's on Kenneth Rogue - foul #1 on Kenneth Rogue, team foul #3 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Brandon Fierro | |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:05 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza connects on the 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 09:40 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-59 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Luedtke takes the ball from David Chausse | 65-59 |
| 09:20 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Rogue | 67-59 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-62 |
| 08:43 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Kenneth Rogue is denied by Michael Dittmar | 67-62 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Chausse - foul #2 on David Chausse, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Kevin Forth (SG), Oscar Shea (SF), Thomas Lofland (C) Arthur Sullivan, Felipe Salinas, Christopher Franklin, Joshua Luedtke | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery (SG), Robert Alligood (PF), Brandon Fierro (C) Javier Meza, Gary Young, Michael Dittmar | |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Alligood | 67-62 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Chausse and he's hacked by Kenneth Rogue - foul #2 on Kenneth Rogue, team foul #4 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway (PF) Kenneth Rogue | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young (C) Brandon Fierro | |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:47 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea's layup is rejected by Robert Alligood | 67-65 |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Shea | 67-65 |
| 07:29 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Holloway (fresh) C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Chausse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Vickery (fresh) SF - Anthony Carlson (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood tips it in | 70-67 |
| 06:55 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Illinois | Oscar Shea steps in front of the David Chausse pass | 72-67 |
| 06:12 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Holloway | 75-67 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young lays it up and in | 75-69 |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia is whistled for a carry | 75-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin (PF), Joshua Luedtke (C) Robert Holloway, Thomas Lofland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye (PG), Javier Meza (SG), Michael Dittmar (C) David Chausse, David Vickery, Gary Young | |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Fierro (C) Michael Dittmar | |
| 05:08 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth can't finish the layup | 75-69 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Alligood | 75-69 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 04:42 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Ahluwalia and the foul's on Javier Meza - foul #3 on Javier Meza, team foul #7 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (PG), Kenneth Rogue (SF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Oscar Shea | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young (C) Brandon Fierro | |
| 04:42 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth makes the free throw | 78-69 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Roye | 78-72 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Felipe Salinas, team foul #5 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Sullivan (PG) Kevin Forth | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Robert Alligood | |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza misses long on a shot from the left side | 78-72 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin gets the rebound | 78-72 |
| 03:52 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Dittmar - foul #4 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #8 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway (SF) Christopher Franklin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Anthony Carlson, Michael Dittmar | |
| 03:52 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 03:52 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Felipe Salinas - foul #2 on Felipe Salinas, team foul #6 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Oscar Shea (SF) Arthur Sullivan, Robert Holloway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson (SF) Fyodor Kowalski | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 03:34 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue grabs the board | 80-73 |
| 03:12 | Virginia Tech | Gary Young steals it from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 80-73 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Felipe Salinas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Rogue (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Joshua Luedtke (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gerald Roye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Javier Meza (tiring) 25 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Carlson (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Young (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Luedtke - foul #4 on Joshua Luedtke, team foul #7 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (SG), Christopher Franklin (PF), Thomas Lofland (C) Felipe Salinas, Kenneth Rogue, Joshua Luedtke | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Anthony Carlson, Robert Alligood | |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:52 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin gets the rebound | 80-74 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Gary Young swats the short shot by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 80-74 |
| 02:25 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth snags the offensive board | 80-74 |
| 02:17 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia's layup is rejected by Fyodor Kowalski | 80-74 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar pulls down the rebound | 80-74 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza's 3 pointer is rejected by Oscar Shea | 80-74 |
| 01:53 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland pulls down the rebound | 80-74 |
| 01:48 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Roye | 80-76 |
| 01:01 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gerald Roye - foul #5 on Gerald Roye, team foul #9 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Chausse (PG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Gerald Roye, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| 01:01 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:01 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-76 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza grabs the offensive rebound | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood clanks a shot from the left side | 82-76 |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin snags the defensive board | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | David Chausse is called for the reach on Christopher Franklin in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Chausse, team foul #10 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Sullivan (PG), Felipe Salinas (SG), Kenneth Rogue (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Kevin Forth, Thomas Lofland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Rogue - foul #3 on Kenneth Rogue, team foul #8 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Kevin Forth (SG), Thomas Lofland (C) Arthur Sullivan, Felipe Salinas, Kenneth Rogue | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:36 | Virginia Tech | Javier Meza is called for the reach on Thomas Lofland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Javier Meza, team foul #11 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Sullivan (PG), Felipe Salinas (SG), Kenneth Rogue (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Kevin Forth, Christopher Franklin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:36 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:36 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland misses the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the defensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-77 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the offensive board | 83-77 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 83-77 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the offensive board | 83-77 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar is hacked by Thomas Lofland - foul #2 on Thomas Lofland, team foul #9 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Kevin Forth (SG), Christopher Franklin (PF) Arthur Sullivan, Felipe Salinas, Kenneth Rogue | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:21 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Christopher Franklin | 83-77 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin is hacked by Javier Meza in the backcourt - foul #5 on Javier Meza, team foul #12 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (PG), Kenneth Rogue (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Thomas Lofland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery (SG) Javier Meza | |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-77 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery grabs the offensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Thomas Lofland (C) Felipe Salinas, Kenneth Rogue | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-80 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | David Chausse is called for the reach on Oscar Shea in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Chausse, team foul #13 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (PG), Kenneth Rogue (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Christopher Franklin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery misses the 3 from straight away | 85-80 |