| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) SG - Paul Mink (fresh) SF - Roy Zaibel (fresh) PF - Billy Carter (fresh) C - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Willie Coleman (fresh) SG - Chris Rasberry (fresh) SF - Sol Giordano (fresh) PF - Onwoachi Suleiman (fresh) C - Clyde Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nathaniel O'Connell | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee Martin | Billy Carter swats the layup by Sol Giordano | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tyrone Hughes | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brown steals the ball from Roy Zaibel | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #1 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Sol Giordano, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brown takes the ball from Billy Carter | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee Martin | Onwoachi Suleiman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel is fouled on the floor by Onwoachi Suleiman - foul #1 on Onwoachi Suleiman, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter blows the layup but he's hacked by Onwoachi Suleiman - foul #2 on Onwoachi Suleiman, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Jason Custis (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (SF), Kyle Key (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink, Roy Zaibel, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky (PF) Onwoachi Suleiman | |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee Martin | Brian Weddington is called for the reach on Willie Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Weddington, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo (C) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 17:38 | Tennessee Martin | Kyle Key takes the ball from George Blazosky | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee Martin | Chris Rasberry snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Martin | Chris Rasberry scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Coleman | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington is hacked by Chris Rasberry - foul #1 on Chris Rasberry, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Brian Weddington | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell (PG), Mark Calloway (SG), Ricardo Morales (SF), Scott Doles (C) Willie Coleman, Chris Rasberry, Sol Giordano, Clyde Brown | |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles jams it | 5-7 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Custis (fresh) SF - Lorenzo Hagan (fairly fresh) PF - Kyle Key (fairly fresh) C - Jeremy Badillo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Will Mitchell (fresh) SG - Mark Calloway (fresh) SF - Ricardo Morales (fresh) PF - George Blazosky (fresh) C - Scott Doles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Tennessee Martin | Mark Calloway misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles can't tip it in | 5-7 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Custis | 5-7 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Lorenzo Hagan in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky is open and buries a jump hook from the left block | 7-9 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Paul Mink (SG), Roy Zaibel (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Jason Custis, Lorenzo Hagan, Kyle Key, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman (PG), Chris Rasberry (SG), Sol Giordano (SF), Clyde Brown (C) Will Mitchell, Mark Calloway, Ricardo Morales, Scott Doles | |
| 14:55 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes misses short on a floater from the left block | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by Clyde Brown | 10-12 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes misses short on a runner from the baseline | 10-12 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Mink | 10-12 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Rasberry is called for the reach on Paul Mink - foul #2 on Chris Rasberry, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Brian Weddington | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Mark Calloway (SG), Ricardo Morales (PF), Scott Doles (C) Chris Rasberry, George Blazosky, Clyde Brown | |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink loses the dribble to Sol Giordano | 10-12 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee Martin | Roy Zaibel takes the ball from Sol Giordano | 10-12 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee Martin | Nathaniel O'Connell picks off the pass by Willie Coleman in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter lays it in on a nice dish by Nathaniel O'Connell | 12-12 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Mink steps in front of the Mark Calloway pass in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink slams it home | 14-12 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Sol Giordano | 14-15 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Paul Mink and the foul's on Sol Giordano - foul #2 on Sol Giordano, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Paul Mink, Billy Carter, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell (PG), Paul Hillery (SG), Clyde Brown (C) Willie Coleman, Mark Calloway, Sol Giordano | |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Paul Hillery | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Custis (fresh) SF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lorenzo Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Badillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Will Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Hillery (fresh) SF - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Doles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Brown (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee Martin | Lorenzo Hagan denies the turnaround by Scott Doles | 20-17 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lorenzo Hagan - foul #1 on Lorenzo Hagan, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Charlie Christie (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Roy Zaibel, Lorenzo Hagan, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman (PG), Mark Calloway (SG), Donald Burpo (C) Will Mitchell, Ricardo Morales, Clyde Brown | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Weddington and he's fouled by Mark Calloway - foul #1 on Mark Calloway, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key (PF) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky (PF) Scott Doles | |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Martin | Mark Calloway throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Charlie Christie | 25-19 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman is hacked by Charlie Christie - foul #1 on Charlie Christie, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG) Jason Custis | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell (SG) Paul Hillery | |
| 10:31 | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-19 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Willie Coleman picks off the pass by Brian Weddington | 25-19 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman hits the finger roll | 25-21 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington is hacked by Willie Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Coleman, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (SF), Billy Carter (PF) Charlie Christie, Kyle Key | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales (SF), Clyde Brown (C) Mark Calloway, Donald Burpo | |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman is called for 10 seconds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Brian Weddington | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel O'Connell | 28-21 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell hits a shot from the left side | 30-21 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Ricardo Morales | 30-23 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Billy Carter is denied by Clyde Brown | 30-23 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman misses long on a floater from the right block | 30-23 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mink (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Zaibel (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Carter (tiring) 4 pts. C - Tyrone Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Willie Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Will Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) PF - George Blazosky (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Coleman | 30-26 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tyrone Hughes - foul #1 on Tyrone Hughes, team foul #5 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Jason Custis (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (SF), Kyle Key (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Mark Calloway (SG), Paul Hillery (SF), Scott Doles (PF), Donald Burpo (C) Will Mitchell, Ricardo Morales, George Blazosky, Clyde Brown | |
| 07:22 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jason Custis | 32-28 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Doles - foul #1 on Scott Doles, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Burpo gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Hillery misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-28 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Hillery clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kyle Key - foul #1 on Kyle Key, team foul #6 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Christie (SF), Billy Carter (PF) Lorenzo Hagan, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 06:10 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Hillery misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Hillery misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Burpo | 33-28 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles is hacked by Jason Custis - foul #1 on Jason Custis, team foul #7 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alva Zoldak (PG) Brian Weddington | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales (SF), Clyde Brown (C) Paul Hillery, Donald Burpo | |
| 05:50 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter blows the layup | 33-30 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Martin | Mark Calloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Paul Mink (SG) Alva Zoldak, Jason Custis | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell (PG) Willie Coleman | |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kyle Key | 35-30 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark Calloway | 35-33 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink is hacked by Will Mitchell - foul #1 on Will Mitchell, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan (SF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Charlie Christie, Kyle Key | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky (PF) Scott Doles | |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Mink | 37-33 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-33 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee Martin | Will Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (SG), Roy Zaibel (SF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Paul Mink, Billy Carter, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman (PG), Paul Hillery (SF), Donald Burpo (C) Will Mitchell, Ricardo Morales, Clyde Brown | |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel banks in the layup on a great pass from Nathaniel O'Connell | 39-33 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Custis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lorenzo Hagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyrone Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Willie Coleman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Calloway (tiring) SF - Paul Hillery (fresh) PF - George Blazosky (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Burpo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on George Blazosky - foul #1 on George Blazosky, team foul #11 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Charlie Christie (SG), Kyle Key (PF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Jason Custis, Lorenzo Hagan | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Chris Rasberry (SG), Sol Giordano (SF), Onwoachi Suleiman (PF) Willie Coleman, Mark Calloway, George Blazosky | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee Martin | Chris Rasberry is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Christie - foul #2 on Charlie Christie, team foul #8 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (SG) Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee Martin | Chris Rasberry misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes's layup is rejected by Onwoachi Suleiman | 40-35 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key jams it on a great pass from Jason Custis | 42-35 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Hillery misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Sol Giordano | 42-35 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee Martin | Chris Rasberry is hacked by Kyle Key - foul #2 on Kyle Key, team foul #9 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG), Roy Zaibel (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Jason Custis, Charlie Christie, Kyle Key, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman (PG), Scott Doles (C) Paul Hillery, Donald Burpo | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee Martin | Chris Rasberry makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee Martin | Chris Rasberry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee Martin | Onwoachi Suleiman grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Sol Giordano is called for the reach on Roy Zaibel - foul #3 on Sol Giordano, team foul #12 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Brian Weddington | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales (SF) Sol Giordano | |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee Martin | Roy Zaibel takes the ball from Willie Coleman | 44-37 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the easy layup | 44-37 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Martin | Billy Carter swats the short shot by Ricardo Morales | 44-37 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo tips it in | 46-37 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-37 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Martin | Jeremy Badillo swats the layup by Onwoachi Suleiman | 46-37 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | The clock runs out | 46-37 |