| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Schulze (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy Christie (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Bennett (fresh) C - Brent Gladden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown inbounds the ball | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the jumper from the right block | 51-33 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-33 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-33 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits the follow up shot | 53-33 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Kirwin - foul #2 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #1 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter (C) Robert White | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (SF), Noah McZeal (C) Andy Christie, Brent Gladden | |
| 18:19 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-33 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-33 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:50 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-33 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-33 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter grabs the offensive board | 53-33 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes is whistled for traveling | 53-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Tate (SG), Terry Radel (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Robert White (C) Rodney Willis, Charles Kirwin, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell (SG), Andy Christie (SF), Brent Gladden (C) Armando Rodriguez, Philip Schulze, John Bennett | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Tate steals the ball from Andy Christie | 53-33 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Arthur King - foul #1 on Arthur King, team foul #1 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Crockett (PF) Noah McZeal | |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White is hacked by Brent Gladden - foul #3 on Brent Gladden, team foul #2 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG), Billy Carter (C) Terry Radel, Robert White | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff (PG), Philip Schulze (SG) Arthur King, Brent Gladden | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses the floater from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Roy Zaibel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Ratliff (fresh) SG - Philip Schulze (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy Christie (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Raymond Bushnell (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 56-33 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-33 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie tips it home | 56-35 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Carter | 58-35 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze is hacked by Charles Kirwin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #2 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Terry Radel (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Robert White (C) Richard Reynolds, Charles Kirwin, Gary Tate, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez (PG), Arthur King (SG), John Bennett (PF), Brent Gladden (C) Philip Schulze, Andy Christie, Raymond Bushnell, James Crockett | |
| 14:18 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King misses long on a floater from the baseline | 58-35 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Brown | 61-35 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Rodney Willis - foul #1 on Rodney Willis, team foul #3 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze (SG) William Ratliff | |
| 13:45 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden makes the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden makes the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-37 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden grabs the defensive rebound | 61-37 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee Tech | Tyrone Hughes is called for the reach on John Bennett - foul #2 on Tyrone Hughes, team foul #4 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG) Terry Radel | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal (C) Brent Gladden | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Carl Brown - foul #2 on Carl Brown, team foul #5 | 61-37 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Pond (C) Robert White | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie (SF), Charles Bruner (C) Philip Schulze, John Bennett | |
| 12:47 | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-38 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes is hacked by Noah McZeal - foul #1 on Noah McZeal, team foul #3 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Terry Radel (SF), Gary Tate (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell (SG), William Ratliff (SF), James Crockett (C) Armando Rodriguez, Andy Christie, Charles Bruner | |
| 12:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 64-38 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Noah McZeal is blocked by Billy Carter | 64-38 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal gets the offensive rebound | 64-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Radel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Billy Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Bushnell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Ratliff (fresh) PF - Noah McZeal (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-38 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Tate | 64-38 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-38 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee Tech | James Crockett gets the rebound | 64-38 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 64-38 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel grabs the defensive rebound | 64-38 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds double dribbles | 64-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Robert White (C) Richard Reynolds, Charles Kirwin, Gary Tate, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez (PG), Philip Schulze (SG), Andy Christie (SF), John Bennett (PF), Brent Gladden (C) Arthur King, Raymond Bushnell, William Ratliff, Noah McZeal, James Crockett | |
| 10:57 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-38 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert White | 67-38 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez is called for 10 seconds | 67-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG) Terry Radel | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Andy Christie - foul #2 on Andy Christie, team foul #4 | 67-38 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-38 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-38 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden is fouled in the backcourt by Tyrone Hughes - foul #3 on Tyrone Hughes, team foul #6 | 68-38 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee Tech | Armando Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-38 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White grabs the board | 68-38 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodney Willis | 70-38 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Kirwin is called for the reach on Philip Schulze in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #7 | 70-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Tate (SG), Roy Zaibel (PF) Rodney Willis, Charles Kirwin, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell (PG), William Ratliff (SF) Armando Rodriguez, Andy Christie | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses the 1st free throw | 70-38 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White gets the rebound | 70-38 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Ratliff swats the layup by Carl Brown | 70-38 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze grabs the defensive rebound | 70-38 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 70-38 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown grabs the board | 70-38 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White is whistled for a carry | 70-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF), Billy Carter (C) Carl Brown, Robert White | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (PG), Noah McZeal (PF), James Crockett (C) Philip Schulze, John Bennett, Brent Gladden | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-38 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal tips it in | 70-40 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate hits the finger roll set up by Richard Reynolds and he's fouled by Raymond Bushnell - foul #1 on Raymond Bushnell, team foul #5 | 72-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Richard Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the free throw | 73-40 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Pond (C) Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 07:49 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Pond comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 73-40 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal grabs the board | 73-40 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (SG) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) SG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Terry Radel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. C - Donald Pond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Arthur King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Bushnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Ratliff (fairly fresh) PF - Noah McZeal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | Noah McZeal denies the turnaround by Donald Pond | 73-40 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate grabs the offensive board | 73-40 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate double dribbles | 73-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (PF) Terry Radel | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bruner (C) James Crockett | |
| 06:45 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Arthur King | 73-42 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate banks in the layup and he's fouled by Charles Bruner - foul #1 on Charles Bruner, team foul #6 | 75-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF), Billy Carter (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the free throw | 76-42 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bruner's pass is intercepted by Richard Reynolds in the backcourt | 76-42 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Billy Carter and the foul's on William Ratliff - foul #1 on William Ratliff, team foul #7 | 78-42 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the free throw | 79-42 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King is open and scores on a floater from the left block | 79-44 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses short on a jump hook from close range | 79-44 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal pulls down the rebound | 79-44 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King is fouled on the floor by Billy Carter - foul #3 on Billy Carter, team foul #8 | 79-44 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King makes the 1st free throw | 79-45 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King makes the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate comes up short on the floater from the right block | 79-46 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel tips it home | 81-46 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee Tech | Terry Radel takes the ball from Raymond Bushnell | 81-46 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Roy Zaibel | 83-46 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King can't connect on a floater from the left side | 83-46 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal tips it but misses | 83-46 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel pulls down the rebound | 83-46 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 83-46 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal grabs the board | 83-46 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-46 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Tate | 83-46 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel's floater is knocked away by William Ratliff | 83-46 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter grabs the offensive board | 83-46 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Tate | 86-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Tate (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Terry Radel (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Zaibel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Carter (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Arthur King (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Bushnell (tiring) 7 pts. SF - William Ratliff (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Noah McZeal (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Bruner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal's pass is intercepted by Richard Reynolds in the backcourt | 86-46 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate is hacked by William Ratliff - foul #2 on William Ratliff, team foul #8 | 86-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Donald Pond (C) Richard Reynolds, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Crockett (C) Charles Bruner | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses the 1st free throw | 86-46 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell grabs the defensive rebound | 86-46 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee Tech | James Crockett knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Noah McZeal | 86-48 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Terry Radel | 88-48 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee Tech | Nathaniel O'Connell takes the ball from Raymond Bushnell in the backcourt | 88-48 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Zaibel and he's fouled by Arthur King - foul #2 on Arthur King, team foul #9 | 90-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Billy Carter (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the free throw | 91-48 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 91-48 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal snags the offensive board | 91-48 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 91-48 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Noah McZeal | 91-48 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff scores on a floater from the left wing | 91-50 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Terry Radel, team foul #9 | 91-50 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Reynolds steps in front of the Raymond Bushnell pass in the backcourt | 91-50 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds runs out the clock | 91-50 |