| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Mario Broadnax (fresh) SG - Brian Soltys (fresh) SF - Bruce Bruner (fresh) PF - Troy Eisner (fresh) C - Robert Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fresh) SG - Ryan Morningstar (fresh) SF - Gary Heath (fresh) PF - Ralph Flanery (fresh) C - Daniel Harp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp 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) | |
| 19:49 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery buries a turnaround from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Tech | Ralph Flanery is called for the reach on Troy Eisner - foul #1 on Ralph Flanery, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Bruner is denied on a layup by Ralph Flanery | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Troy Eisner | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harp swats the layup by Robert Russell | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Bruner | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar is fouled on the floor by Brian Soltys - foul #1 on Brian Soltys, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown is fouled on the floor by Mario Broadnax - foul #1 on Mario Broadnax, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (PG), Leslie Mefford (SF), Daniel Hunter (C) Bobby Brown, Gary Heath, Daniel Harp | |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Morningstar - foul #1 on Ryan Morningstar, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay (C) Ralph Flanery | |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys connects on the open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Mario Broadnax | 6-4 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Troy Eisner takes the ball from Leslie Mefford | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee Tech | Ryan Morningstar steals the ball from Brian Soltys in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Bruner steals it from Ryan Morningstar | 6-4 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner misses the tip | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer drills a floater in the paint | 6-6 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Walter Hearn (SF), Jerome Wallace (PF), Neville McDearman (C) Bruce Bruner, Troy Eisner, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Gary Heath (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF), Daniel Harp (C) Ronald Schaeffer, Ryan Morningstar, Daniel Hunter, Terry McKay | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Mario Broadnax (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Soltys (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Hearn (fresh) PF - Jerome Wallace (fresh) C - Neville McDearman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fresh) SG - Leslie Mefford (fresh) SF - Gary Heath (fresh) PF - Ralph Flanery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Harp (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax buries a 3 from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Mefford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-6 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Leslie Mefford | 9-8 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee Tech | Jerome Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Jones (PG), Richard Ervin (SG), Troy Eisner (PF) Mario Broadnax, Brian Soltys, Neville McDearman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (SG) Leslie Mefford | |
| 14:20 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bobby Brown | 9-11 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Ervin | 12-11 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath snags the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Schaeffer | 12-14 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Jones is hacked by Ronald Schaeffer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Schaeffer, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Bruner (SF), Neville McDearman (PF), Robert Russell (C) Walter Hearn, Troy Eisner, Jerome Wallace | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland (PG), Ryan Morningstar (SG), Leslie Mefford (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF), Terry McKay (C) Bobby Brown, Ronald Schaeffer, Gary Heath, Ralph Flanery, Daniel Harp | |
| 13:01 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Russell loses the ball out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax (PG), Brian Soltys (SG) Jonathan Jones, Richard Ervin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Mefford knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ryan Morningstar | 12-17 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Bruner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar lays it in | 12-19 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee Tech | Leslie Mefford is called for the reach on Bruce Bruner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leslie Mefford, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Russell can't throw it down but he's hacked by William Gilleland - foul #1 on William Gilleland, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner (PF) Neville McDearman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Russell misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar double dribbles | 12-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin (SG) Brian Soltys | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (PG) Leslie Mefford | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Mario Broadnax | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Mario Broadnax (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bruner (fresh) PF - Troy Eisner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Schaeffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Morningstar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gilleland (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Hunter (fairly fresh) C - Terry McKay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Schaeffer and he's fouled by Bruce Bruner - foul #1 on Bruce Bruner, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Jones (PG), Neville McDearman (C) Mario Broadnax, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF), Daniel Harp (C) William Gilleland, Daniel Hunter, Terry McKay | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ryan Morningstar and he's hacked by Bruce Bruner - foul #2 on Bruce Bruner, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys (SG), Walter Hearn (SF), Jerome Wallace (PF) Richard Ervin, Bruce Bruner, Troy Eisner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Leslie Mefford (SG) Ronald Schaeffer, Ryan Morningstar | |
| 10:53 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Hearn is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block | 19-25 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp clanks a turnaround near the basket | 19-25 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee Tech | Neville McDearman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Hearn can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Mefford grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Mefford misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-25 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee Tech | Neville McDearman snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Hearn is hacked by Gary Heath in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Heath, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax (PG), Robert Russell (C) Jonathan Jones, Neville McDearman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Webster (PG), Ryan Morningstar (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF), Terry McKay (C) Bobby Brown, Gary Heath, Ralph Flanery, Daniel Harp | |
| 09:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jerome Wallace misses short on a jumper from close range | 19-25 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leslie Mefford | 19-28 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee Tech | Leslie Mefford is called for the reach on Jerome Wallace - foul #2 on Leslie Mefford, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin (SG), Neville McDearman (SF) Brian Soltys, Walter Hearn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (PG), William Gilleland (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF) Eric Webster, Leslie Mefford, Terry McKay | |
| 09:12 | Tennessee Tech | Jerome Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee Tech | Jerome Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner (PF) Jerome Wallace | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp (C) Daniel Hunter | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mario Broadnax and he's hacked by Ralph Flanery - foul #2 on Ralph Flanery, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Daniel Hunter (PF) Ryan Morningstar, Ralph Flanery | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Russell | 25-28 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee Tech | Neville McDearman misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-31 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Harp is called for the reach on Mario Broadnax - foul #1 on Daniel Harp, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys (SG), Walter Hearn (SF) Richard Ervin, Neville McDearman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Webster (PG), Ryan Morningstar (SG), Gary Heath (SF), Terry McKay (C) Bobby Brown, Ronald Schaeffer, William Gilleland, Daniel Harp | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 07:25 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Mario Broadnax (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Soltys (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Eisner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Russell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eric Webster (fresh) SG - Ryan Morningstar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Heath (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry McKay (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Terry McKay is blocked by Robert Russell | 25-31 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay buries a jumper from the left block | 25-33 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Hearn is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Broadnax - foul #2 on Mario Broadnax, team foul #5 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Jones (PG), Jerome Wallace (C) Mario Broadnax, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Webster connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ryan Morningstar | 27-36 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp (C) Terry McKay | |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Webster and he's fouled by Walter Hearn - foul #1 on Walter Hearn, team foul #6 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG) Eric Webster | |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Hearn is whistled for a carry | 27-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin (SG), Neville McDearman (C) Brian Soltys, Troy Eisner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (SF) Gary Heath | |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Ervin - foul #1 on Richard Ervin, team foul #7 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner (PF) Jerome Wallace | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Hunter is called for the reach on Richard Ervin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #10 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath (SF) Bobby Brown | |
| 05:15 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar misses the lay-in | 28-40 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Walter Hearn | 28-40 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Tech | Ryan Morningstar picks off the pass by Jonathan Jones | 28-40 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jonathan Jones steps in front of the Gary Heath pass | 28-40 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathan Jones | 30-40 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May (PG), Brian Soltys (SG), Robert Russell (C) Jonathan Jones, Richard Ervin, Neville McDearman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Webster (PG), William Gilleland (SF), Terry McKay (C) Ronald Schaeffer, Gary Heath, Daniel Harp | |
| 03:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May is hacked by Daniel Hunter - foul #2 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #11 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Bruner (SF), Jerome Wallace (PF) Walter Hearn, Troy Eisner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Mefford (SG), Ralph Flanery (PF) Ryan Morningstar, Daniel Hunter | |
| 03:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay is called for a charge - foul #1 on Terry McKay, team foul #12 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax (PG) Jonathan May | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax is hacked by Eric Webster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Webster, team foul #13 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG) Eric Webster | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee Tech | Mario Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Mario Broadnax - foul #3 on Mario Broadnax, team foul #8 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May (PG), Neville McDearman (C) Mario Broadnax, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath (SF) William Gilleland | |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jonathan May (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Soltys (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Bruner (fresh) PF - Jerome Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neville McDearman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Mefford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Heath (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Flanery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry McKay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Bruner drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan May | 36-41 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown is fouled on the floor by Brian Soltys - foul #2 on Brian Soltys, team foul #9 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Jones (PG), Richard Ervin (SG), Robert Russell (C) Jonathan May, Brian Soltys, Jerome Wallace | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (SF), Daniel Harp (C) Gary Heath, Terry McKay | |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee Tech | Neville McDearman grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee Tech | Neville McDearman gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Tech | Neville McDearman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ralph Flanery - foul #3 on Ralph Flanery, team foul #14 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner (PF) Robert Russell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Webster (PG), Ryan Morningstar (SG) Bobby Brown, Ralph Flanery | |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Tech | Neville McDearman makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Tech | Neville McDearman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar can't finish the layup | 38-42 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Ervin | 38-42 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Ervin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Jones | 38-42 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Bruner is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bruce Bruner, team foul #10 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May (PG), Brian Soltys (SG), Walter Hearn (SF), Robert Russell (C) Jonathan Jones, Richard Ervin, Bruce Bruner, Neville McDearman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland (SG), Gary Heath (SF), Terry McKay (C) Ryan Morningstar, Ronald Schaeffer, Daniel Harp | |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-42 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Eisner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Webster | 38-45 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May is fouled in the backcourt by Terry McKay - foul #2 on Terry McKay, team foul #15 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerome Wallace (PF) Troy Eisner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (SG) Eric Webster | |
| 01:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hearn denies the turnaround by Gary Heath | 40-45 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan May misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-45 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hearn | 40-45 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ryan Morningstar - foul #2 on Ryan Morningstar, team foul #16 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Jones (PG), Troy Eisner (PF) Jonathan May, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Daniel Hunter (PF) William Gilleland, Leslie Mefford | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Soltys makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Jones clanks a halfcourt shot | 42-48 |