| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Philip Schulze (fresh) SF - Andy Christie (fresh) PF - John Bennett (fresh) C - Brent Gladden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) SF - Carl Brown (fresh) PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) C - Robert White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie's floater is knocked away by Robert White | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Brown | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Rodney Willis | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee Tech | The pull-up jumper by Andy Christie is blocked by Tyrone Hughes | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes tips it in | 0-4 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert White | 0-4 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown clanks a floater from the left block | 0-4 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (PG), Raymond Bushnell (SG), William Ratliff (SF), Noah McZeal (PF), James Crockett (C) Armando Rodriguez, Philip Schulze, Andy Christie, John Bennett, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Arthur King (fresh) SG - Raymond Bushnell (fresh) SF - William Ratliff (fresh) PF - Noah McZeal (fresh) C - James Crockett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) SF - Carl Brown (fresh) PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Willis - foul #1 on Rodney Willis, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Tate (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| 15:14 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Charles Kirwin | 2-6 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Bushnell and he's hacked by Roy Zaibel - foul #1 on Roy Zaibel, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez (PG), Philip Schulze (SG), John Bennett (PF) Raymond Bushnell, William Ratliff, James Crockett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF) Charles Kirwin | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Tate, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie (SF), Brent Gladden (C) Arthur King, Noah McZeal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF) Richard Reynolds, Terry Radel, Roy Zaibel | |
| 13:43 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Philip Schulze and the foul's on Tyrone Hughes - foul #1 on Tyrone Hughes, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG), Robert White (C) Gary Tate, Billy Carter | |
| 13:43 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert White | 8-9 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Kirwin takes the ball from Andy Christie in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin lays it in | 8-11 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Andy Christie and the foul's on Charles Kirwin - foul #2 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (PG), Noah McZeal (PF), James Crockett (C) Armando Rodriguez, John Bennett, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate (SG), Terry Radel (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF) Charles Kirwin, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes | |
| 12:58 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White comes up short on the floater from the right block | 11-11 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee Tech | James Crockett pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie's pass is intercepted by Roy Zaibel | 11-11 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Tate | 11-14 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Arthur King and the foul's on Gary Tate - foul #2 on Gary Tate, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez (PG), Brent Gladden (C) Andy Christie, James Crockett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Gary Tate, Roy Zaibel, Robert White | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Philip Schulze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Noah McZeal (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brent Gladden (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Radel (fresh) SF - Carl Brown (fresh) PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Noah McZeal blocks the short jumper by Richard Reynolds | 13-14 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Reynolds | 13-16 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell (SG), William Ratliff (SF), John Bennett (PF), Charles Bruner (C) Philip Schulze, Arthur King, Noah McZeal, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Terry Radel | |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown throws it down on a great pass from Richard Reynolds | 13-18 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff is hacked by Tyrone Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyrone Hughes, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Crockett (C) Charles Bruner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (PF) Tyrone Hughes | |
| 10:39 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 13-18 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel tips it back up and in | 13-20 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #1 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #9 | 13-20 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #1 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (PG) Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SG), Donald Pond (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Billy Carter | |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett connects on the open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Ratliff | 15-22 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to James Crockett | 15-22 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee Tech | Terry Radel steps in front of the William Ratliff pass in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel misses the lay-in | 15-22 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur King is called for the reach on Richard Reynolds - foul #1 on Arthur King, team foul #2 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez (PG), Philip Schulze (SG), Andy Christie (SF), Noah McZeal (PF), Brent Gladden (C) Arthur King, Raymond Bushnell, William Ratliff, John Bennett, James Crockett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Billy Carter (PF), Robert White (C) Terry Radel, Roy Zaibel, Donald Pond | |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White hits a shot from the right block set up by Rodney Willis and he's fouled by Noah McZeal - foul #1 on Noah McZeal, team foul #3 | 18-24 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal clanks a floater from close range | 18-25 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert White | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) SG - Philip Schulze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andy Christie (fresh) PF - Noah McZeal (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brent Gladden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) C - Robert White (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Philip Schulze is called for the reach on Richard Reynolds - foul #1 on Philip Schulze, team foul #4 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (PF) Billy Carter | |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Roy Zaibel | 18-27 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White clanks a jumper in the lane | 18-27 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (PG), Raymond Bushnell (SG), William Ratliff (SF), John Bennett (PF), Charles Bruner (C) Armando Rodriguez, Philip Schulze, Andy Christie, Noah McZeal, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Terry Radel (SG), Donald Pond (C) Rodney Willis, Richard Reynolds, Robert White | |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Pond | 18-29 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bruner's pass is intercepted by Terry Radel in the backcourt | 18-29 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel lays it up and in | 18-31 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Pond - foul #1 on Donald Pond, team foul #10 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter (PF) Roy Zaibel | |
| 05:38 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-34 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur King | 23-34 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Bruner - foul #1 on Charles Bruner, team foul #5 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze (SG), Andy Christie (SF), Noah McZeal (PF), James Crockett (C) Raymond Bushnell, William Ratliff, John Bennett, Charles Bruner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Roy Zaibel (PF), Robert White (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Billy Carter, Donald Pond | |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses long on a 3 from straight away | 23-35 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-38 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie misses the lay-in | 23-38 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie tips it home | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Schulze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andy Christie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah McZeal (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Crockett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Radel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carl Brown (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Zaibel (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Noah McZeal | 25-38 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze tips it home | 27-38 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White knocks in the jumper in the paint | 27-40 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Willis takes the ball from James Crockett | 27-40 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis blows the layup | 27-40 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur King and he's fouled by Carl Brown - foul #1 on Carl Brown, team foul #11 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez (PG), William Ratliff (SG), Raymond Bushnell (PF), Brent Gladden (C) Arthur King, Philip Schulze, Noah McZeal, James Crockett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG), Gary Tate (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Terry Radel, Carl Brown, Roy Zaibel, Robert White | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gary Tate, team foul #12 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett (PF) Andy Christie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF) Gary Tate | |
| 01:35 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell loses the dribble to Tyrone Hughes | 30-40 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Carter | 30-43 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Bushnell and the foul's on Billy Carter - foul #1 on Billy Carter, team foul #13 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Donald Pond (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Billy Carter | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden misses the free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 32-46 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Kirwin picks off the pass by Raymond Bushnell | 32-46 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Radel | 32-49 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-49 |