| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gene Wagaman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Briganti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bowden (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Storer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Hewitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Negasi Suleiman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Quinton Webb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Sumlin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Hewitt hits a floater from the right block set up by Gene Wagaman and he's fouled by Negasi Suleiman - foul #2 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Hewitt makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer connects on the 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee Tech | Oscar Bowden grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee Tech | Quinton Webb picks off the pass by Joseph Hewitt | 35-40 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | David Briganti takes the ball from Yevgeny Zorich | 35-40 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Chris Sumlin - foul #2 on Chris Sumlin, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon (PG), Nicholas Saad (SG), Allen Crooks (SF), Paul Detrick (C) Gene Wagaman, David Briganti, Oscar Bowden, Joseph Hewitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews (SF), Frederick Harper (PF), Stephen Seddon (C) Quinton Webb, Chris Sumlin, Richard Scott | |
| 17:40 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper tips it but misses | 37-40 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Christopher Storer | 37-40 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Crooks knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 39-40 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Crooks snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer is alone and drills a turnaround from close range set up by Nicholas Saad | 41-40 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews banks in the layup on a great pass from Yevgeny Zorich | 41-42 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Crooks misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Mathews - foul #2 on Donald Mathews, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Oscar Bowden (SF) Christopher Storer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb (SF) Stephen Seddon | |
| 16:19 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Crooks misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Crooks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Allen Crooks - foul #1 on Allen Crooks, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman (PG), Sal Buchholtz (PF), Larry Burleson (C) Daniel Aragon, Allen Crooks, Paul Detrick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin (PF) Frederick Harper | |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee Tech | Larry Burleson pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gene Wagaman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Saad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Bowden (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sal Buchholtz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Burleson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Negasi Suleiman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Quinton Webb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Sumlin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Mathews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | Sal Buchholtz hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 42-43 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee Tech | Sal Buchholtz can't tip it in | 42-43 |
| 15:41 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Saad misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee Tech | Larry Burleson snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Sumlin | 42-45 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Burleson steals it from Negasi Suleiman | 44-45 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Saad is hacked by Negasi Suleiman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Briganti (SG), Allen Crooks (SF), Ben Eberle (C) Nicholas Saad, Oscar Bowden, Larry Burleson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose (SG), Frederick Harper (PF), Richard Scott (C) Negasi Suleiman, Chris Sumlin, Donald Mathews | |
| 14:44 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ben Eberle | 47-45 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Richard Scott is blocked by Allen Crooks | 47-45 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee Tech | Ben Eberle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Briganti | 49-45 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott loses the dribble to Gene Wagaman | 49-45 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zorich, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon (PG), Nicholas Saad (SG), Oscar Bowden (SF), Paul Detrick (PF), Joseph Hewitt (C) Gene Wagaman, David Briganti, Allen Crooks, Sal Buchholtz, Ben Eberle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Stephen Seddon (SF), Chris Sumlin (PF) Yevgeny Zorich, Quinton Webb, Frederick Harper | |
| 13:22 | Tennessee Tech | Oscar Bowden is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Seddon - foul #2 on Stephen Seddon, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Paul Detrick | 54-45 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Saad - foul #1 on Nicholas Saad, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews (SF) Richard Scott | |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Hewitt misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Mathews | 54-47 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin can't connect on a shot from close range | 54-47 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Sumlin | 54-47 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Detrick - foul #2 on Paul Detrick, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich (PG), Richard Scott (C) Negasi Suleiman, Stephen Seddon | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Daniel Aragon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Saad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Bowden (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Detrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hewitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Jose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Mathews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Chris Sumlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Detrick clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Chris Sumlin - foul #3 on Chris Sumlin, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman (PG), David Briganti (SG), Allen Crooks (SF), Christopher Storer (PF) Daniel Aragon, Nicholas Saad, Oscar Bowden, Joseph Hewitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Quinton Webb (SF), Frederick Harper (C) Yevgeny Zorich, Donald Mathews, Richard Scott | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Detrick misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Detrick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Gene Wagaman - foul #1 on Gene Wagaman, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Larry Burleson (C) Paul Detrick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Crooks connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose is hacked by David Briganti - foul #1 on David Briganti, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon (C) Chris Sumlin | |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Burleson - foul #2 on Larry Burleson, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sal Buchholtz (SF) Allen Crooks | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott (C) Frederick Harper | |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee Tech | Sal Buchholtz lays it in uncontested set up by Gene Wagaman | 60-54 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Burleson | 62-54 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee Tech | David Briganti pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon (PG), Nicholas Saad (SG), Oscar Bowden (SF), Allen Crooks (PF), Ben Eberle (C) Gene Wagaman, David Briganti, Sal Buchholtz, Christopher Storer, Larry Burleson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich (PG), Donald Mathews (SF), Chris Sumlin (PF), Frederick Harper (C) Negasi Suleiman, Quinton Webb, Stephen Seddon, Richard Scott | |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Nicholas Saad steps in front of the Donald Mathews pass | 62-54 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee Tech | Oscar Bowden misses the easy layup | 62-54 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by Ben Eberle is denied by Chris Sumlin | 62-56 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews is hacked by Oscar Bowden - foul #3 on Oscar Bowden, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Paul Detrick (C) Ben Eberle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Detrick can't tip it in | 62-58 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Crooks comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-61 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Daniel Aragon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Saad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Bowden (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allen Crooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Detrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Jose (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Mathews (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. PF - Chris Sumlin (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Frederick Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews is hacked by Nicholas Saad - foul #2 on Nicholas Saad, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman (PG), David Briganti (SG), Sal Buchholtz (PF), Joseph Hewitt (C) Daniel Aragon, Nicholas Saad, Allen Crooks, Paul Detrick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Quinton Webb (SF), Richard Scott (C) Yevgeny Zorich, Chris Sumlin, Frederick Harper | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman is hacked by Negasi Suleiman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Jose | 64-65 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee Tech | Sal Buchholtz hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Oscar Bowden | 66-65 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Jose and he's fouled by Joseph Hewitt - foul #3 on Joseph Hewitt, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Saad (PG), Christopher Storer (PF) Gene Wagaman, Oscar Bowden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin (PF) Donald Mathews | |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott misses the free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | David Briganti misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Jose - foul #4 on Matthew Jose, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich (PG) Negasi Suleiman | |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | David Briganti makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | David Briganti makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb is fouled on the floor by Sal Buchholtz - foul #1 on Sal Buchholtz, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Larry Burleson (C) Joseph Hewitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon (C) Richard Scott | |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | Sal Buchholtz is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-68 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Sumlin | 68-68 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich is whistled for a carry | 68-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman (PG), Oscar Bowden (SF), Paul Detrick (C) David Briganti, Sal Buchholtz, Larry Burleson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper (C) Quinton Webb | |
| 05:10 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Matthew Jose, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Allen Crooks (SF) Oscar Bowden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (SG), Donald Mathews (SF), Richard Scott (C) Matthew Jose, Stephen Seddon, Chris Sumlin | |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Tech | Negasi Suleiman is called for the reach on Nicholas Saad in the backcourt - foul #5 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner (SG) Negasi Suleiman | |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Saad makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Saad misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Scott - foul #2 on Richard Scott, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon (PG), David Briganti (SG) Gene Wagaman, Nicholas Saad | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 70-68 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Detrick gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon is hacked by Yevgeny Zorich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Yevgeny Zorich, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Oscar Bowden (SF), Ben Eberle (C) Christopher Storer, Paul Detrick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb (SF) Frederick Harper | |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 71-68 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee Tech | David Briganti banks in the layup | 73-68 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Ben Eberle - foul #1 on Ben Eberle, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman (PG), Nicholas Saad (SG), Sal Buchholtz (PF), Joseph Hewitt (C) Daniel Aragon, David Briganti, Allen Crooks, Ben Eberle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin (PF) Albert Eisner | |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott misses the free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Hewitt snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Sal Buchholtz comes up short on the shot near the basket | 73-70 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Hewitt tips it back up and in | 75-70 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gene Wagaman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Saad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Bowden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sal Buchholtz (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joseph Hewitt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (very tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Quinton Webb (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Chris Sumlin (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Mathews (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb clanks a floater from close range | 75-70 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Mathews | 75-70 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews lays it up and in and he's hacked by Oscar Bowden - foul #4 on Oscar Bowden, team foul #12 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer (PF), Larry Burleson (C) Oscar Bowden, Joseph Hewitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon (SF), Frederick Harper (C) Richard Scott, Quinton Webb | |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Allen Crooks (SF), Joseph Hewitt (C) Sal Buchholtz, Larry Burleson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner (SG) Donald Mathews | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Saad misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Eisner - foul #1 on Albert Eisner, team foul #14 | 75-73 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Saad makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Saad makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Hewitt is called for the reach on Stephen Seddon - foul #4 on Joseph Hewitt, team foul #13 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb (SF) Albert Eisner | |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Briganti (SG), Oscar Bowden (SF) Nicholas Saad, Allen Crooks | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:00 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 79-75 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich double dribbles | 79-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews (SF), Richard Scott (C) Stephen Seddon, Frederick Harper | |
| 01:40 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-75 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Quinton Webb | 79-77 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Hewitt blows the layup | 79-77 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 79-77 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Hewitt grabs the board | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman is hacked by Yevgeny Zorich in the backcourt - foul #4 on Yevgeny Zorich, team foul #15 | 79-77 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 79-77 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-77 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin snags the offensive board | 79-77 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-79 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee Tech | Oscar Bowden can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range | 79-79 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Tech | David Briganti tips it but misses | 79-79 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 79-79 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Wagaman snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Storer is open and buries a floater from the right side | 81-79 |