| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gregory Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Gillian (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mosley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Fey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Mosley | 35-38 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee State | Abraham Fey swats the short shot by Tony McGrath | 35-38 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Ray | 35-38 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee State | James Dang blows the layup but he's hacked by Jim Gillian - foul #2 on Jim Gillian, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Martin Thrower (SG), Angel Rodriguez (SF), Nile White (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Gregory Ray, Jim Gillian, William Mosley, Abraham Fey, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich (SF), Franklin Osofsky (PF), Jon Chavarria (C) Robert Graves, Tony McGrath, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 18:06 | Tennessee State | James Dang misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee State | James Dang makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White dunks the ball on a nice dish by Angel Rodriguez | 37-39 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-39 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | James Wiliams is called for the reach on Alan Grams - foul #2 on James Wiliams, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (PG), Jon Mitchell (SG) James Wiliams, James Dang | |
| 17:10 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-39 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez tips it in | 39-39 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee State | Nile White denies the turnaround by Alexander Ehrlich | 39-39 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Stewart | 39-39 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky hits the follow up shot | 39-41 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jon Chavarria - foul #1 on Jon Chavarria, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian (SG), William Mosley (SF), Abraham Fey (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Alan Grams, Angel Rodriguez, Nile White, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG), Robert Graves (SF), Tony McGrath (PF), Kenneth Steinke (C) Jon Mitchell, Alexander Ehrlich, Franklin Osofsky, Jon Chavarria | |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (PG) Martin Thrower | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-41 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gregory Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Gillian (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mosley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Fey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Grady (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Tennessee State | Jim Gillian steals the ball from Peter Grady in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian hits the finger roll | 43-41 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee State | Gregory Ray steals it from Peter Grady in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Kenneth Steinke is blocked by Thomas Seymour | 43-41 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian jams it | 45-41 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Peter Grady | 45-43 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour makes the floater from close range set up by William Mosley and the foul's on Robert Graves - foul #2 on Robert Graves, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG) Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell (PG), James Dang (SG) James Wiliams, Peter Grady | |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath is called for 3 seconds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (SG), Angel Rodriguez (SF), Nile White (PF) Jim Gillian, William Mosley, Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich (SF), Franklin Osofsky (PF), Jon Chavarria (C) Robert Graves, Tony McGrath, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Angel Rodriguez | 50-43 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee State | James Dang is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Rodriguez - foul #2 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee State | Nile White swats the short shot by Jon Chavarria | 50-43 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Angel Rodriguez - foul #3 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (SG), Abraham Fey (PF) Martin Thrower, Nile White | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG), Dean Dougan (C) Jon Mitchell, Jon Chavarria | |
| 13:23 | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 50-44 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian (SG), William Mosley (SF), Jason Stewart (C) Richard Gates, Angel Rodriguez, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (SG), Robert Graves (SF), Tony McGrath (PF) James Dang, Alexander Ehrlich, Franklin Osofsky | |
| 12:48 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams misses badly on a shot from the right block | 50-46 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Mosley | 53-46 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee State | William Mosley is called for the reach on Robert Graves in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Mosley, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (PG), Nile White (C) Gregory Ray, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Steinke (C) James Wiliams, Dean Dougan | |
| 11:39 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Grady and the foul's on Jim Gillian - foul #3 on Jim Gillian, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Martin Thrower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Gillian (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Mosley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Fey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nile White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grady (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Mitchell (fresh) SF - Robert Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Martin Thrower | 55-48 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Graves, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Angel Rodriguez (SF), Thomas Seymour (C) Jim Gillian, William Mosley, Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Dang (SG), Jon Chavarria (SF), Franklin Osofsky (PF) Peter Grady, Robert Graves, Tony McGrath | |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell is hacked by Martin Thrower - foul #2 on Martin Thrower, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), William Mosley (SF), Abraham Fey (PF) Alan Grams, Martin Thrower, Nile White | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG) Jon Chavarria | |
| 10:30 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian (SG) Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich (SF) Jon Mitchell | |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | James Dang is hacked by Thomas Seymour in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | James Dang makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | James Dang makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian is fouled on the floor by Alexander Ehrlich - foul #2 on Alexander Ehrlich, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart (PF), Gregory Ray (C) Abraham Fey, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (SG), Tony McGrath (PF), Dean Dougan (C) James Dang, Franklin Osofsky, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates misses the floater from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart misses the tip | 55-51 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Tony McGrath | 55-51 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-51 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jim Gillian | 55-51 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates is whistled for a carry | 55-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Martin Thrower (SG), Abraham Fey (PF), Nile White (C) Richard Gates, Jim Gillian, Jason Stewart, Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Dang (SG), Robert Graves (SF), Franklin Osofsky (PF), Kenneth Steinke (C) Peter Grady, Alexander Ehrlich, Tony McGrath, Dean Dougan | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee State | Alan Grams takes the ball from Kenneth Steinke | 55-51 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Graves - foul #4 on Robert Graves, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour (C) Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell (PG), Jon Chavarria (SF) James Wiliams, Robert Graves | |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Nile White - foul #1 on Nile White, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SF), Abraham Fey (PF) William Mosley, Nile White | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (PG), Robert Graves (SF) Jon Mitchell, Jon Chavarria | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey misses the easy layup | 56-52 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Alan Grams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Thrower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - Abraham Fey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grady (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Franklin Osofsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Franklin Osofsky - foul #2 on Franklin Osofsky, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian (SG), Gregory Ray (SF) Martin Thrower, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG), Tony McGrath (PF), Jon Chavarria (C) James Dang, Franklin Osofsky, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady loses the ball out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Nile White (PF) Alan Grams, Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:49 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Gates, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves is fouled on the floor by Nile White - foul #2 on Nile White, team foul #12 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell (SG) Peter Grady | |
| 06:28 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee State | Jon Chavarria grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell banks in the layup | 57-55 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray is fouled on the floor by Jon Mitchell - foul #1 on Jon Mitchell, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SG), William Mosley (SF), Abraham Fey (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Richard Gates, Jim Gillian, Nile White, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Williams (PG), Alexander Ehrlich (SF), Kenneth Steinke (C) James Wiliams, Robert Graves, Jon Chavarria | |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee State | David Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Ray - foul #3 on Gregory Ray, team foul #13 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG) Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:35 | Tennessee State | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee State | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley loses the dribble to David Williams | 59-56 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Williams | 59-59 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Tony McGrath is called for the reach on William Mosley - foul #2 on Tony McGrath, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (PG), Thomas Seymour (C) Richard Gates, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG), James Dang (SG), Franklin Osofsky (PF) David Williams, Jon Mitchell, Tony McGrath | |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee State | Abraham Fey swats the layup by Kenneth Steinke | 60-59 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Angel Rodriguez | 63-59 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Wiliams | 63-62 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour loses the ball out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Jim Gillian (SG), Gregory Ray (SF), Nile White (C) Martin Thrower, Angel Rodriguez, William Mosley, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell (SF), Tony McGrath (PF), Jon Chavarria (C) Alexander Ehrlich, Franklin Osofsky, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee State | James Dang can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Alan Grams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Gillian (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Abraham Fey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nile White (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Dang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jon Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony McGrath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Chavarria (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-62 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray hits the follow up shot | 65-62 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Wiliams | 65-64 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), William Mosley (SF), Jason Stewart (C) Alan Grams, Gregory Ray, Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Graves (SF), Kenneth Steinke (C) Jon Mitchell, Jon Chavarria | |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Gates | 68-64 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke banks in the layup | 68-66 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Tony McGrath swats the layup by Richard Gates | 68-66 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart grabs the offensive board | 68-66 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart lays it up and in and he's hacked by Kenneth Steinke - foul #1 on Kenneth Steinke, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour (C) Nile White | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart misses the free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee State | James Dang loses the dribble to Richard Gates | 70-66 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Gates | 72-66 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams is fouled on the floor by Thomas Seymour - foul #4 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #14 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey (PF) Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates is fouled in the backcourt by James Wiliams - foul #3 on James Wiliams, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates is hacked by James Wiliams in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Wiliams, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (SF) William Mosley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee State | Jim Gillian steals the ball from Kenneth Steinke in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | James Dang is called for the reach on Gregory Ray - foul #1 on James Dang, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SF) Richard Gates | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves buries a 3 from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian is hacked by James Dang in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dang, team foul #14 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG) Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (PG) Richard Gates | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | James Dang is called for the reach on Jim Gillian in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Dang, team foul #15 | 78-74 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee State | James Dang scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Wiliams | 79-77 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Dang is called for the reach on Jim Gillian in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Dang, team foul #16 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG) Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-77 |