| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Craig Holloman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Mortensen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Peck (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Victor Cornman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Hausman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Donald Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kinnison (fresh) SF - Bruce Blandford (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Blessing (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jacob Whang (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Craig Holloman is blocked by Danny Blessing | 38-43 |
| 19:51 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Kinnison | 38-45 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-45 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Collins, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen lays it up and in and he's hacked by Thomas Kinnison - foul #3 on Thomas Kinnison, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rolland Warden (PG), Gary Blair (SF), Darrell Stone (C) Craig Holloman, Douglas Peck, Fred Hausman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman (SG), Kenneth Freeman (C) Thomas Kinnison, Jacob Whang | |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee Tech | Rolland Warden is called for the reach on Donald Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rolland Warden, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman (PG), Brad Reaves (SG), Ron Sanders (PF) Rolland Warden, Dean Mortensen, Victor Cornman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Freeman | 43-45 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ron Sanders connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Craig Holloman and the foul's on Danny Blessing - foul #1 on Danny Blessing, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros (SG), Jerry Dimartino (C) Donald Collins, Danny Blessing | |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ron Sanders misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Darrell Stone | 48-48 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen (SG), Douglas Peck (SF), Victor Cornman (PF), Fred Hausman (C) Brad Reaves, Ron Sanders, Darrell Stone, Gary Blair | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church (SG), Jacob Whang (C) Jerry Fellman, Bruce Blandford | |
| 17:00 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren (SF) Kenneth Freeman | |
| 16:45 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins (PG), Danny Blessing (PF) Allen Church, Jacob Whang | |
| 16:28 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Douglas Peck, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair (SF) Douglas Peck | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford (SF) Jerry Dimartino | |
| 16:12 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford is hacked by Craig Holloman - foul #2 on Craig Holloman, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves (SG) Dean Mortensen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman (SG) Harry Medeiros | |
| 15:51 | Tennessee Tech | Craig Holloman steps in front of the Charles Bergren pass | 48-48 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman misses the easy layup | 48-48 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Craig Holloman (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Cornman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Hausman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Donald Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Blandford (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Blessing (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Bergren (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Holloman - foul #3 on Craig Holloman, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rolland Warden (PG), David Uselton (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Darrell Stone (C) Craig Holloman, Gary Blair, Victor Cornman, Fred Hausman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison (SG), Kenneth Freeman (C) Donald Collins, Charles Bergren | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Danny Blessing | 48-51 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Freeman steals the ball from Darrell Stone | 48-51 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Stone swats the shot by Jerry Fellman | 48-51 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ron Sanders - foul #1 on Ron Sanders, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck (PG), Dean Mortensen (SG), Victor Cornman (PF), Fred Hausman (C) Rolland Warden, Brad Reaves, Ron Sanders, Darrell Stone | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros (PG), Jacob Whang (C) Jerry Fellman, Bruce Blandford | |
| 14:55 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | Fred Hausman snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by David Uselton - foul #4 on David Uselton, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair (SF) David Uselton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins (PG), Allen Church (SF), Jerry Dimartino (PF) Harry Medeiros, Kenneth Freeman, Danny Blessing | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Fred Hausman pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church lays it up and in set up by Thomas Kinnison and he's hacked by Gary Blair - foul #1 on Gary Blair, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rolland Warden (PG) Douglas Peck | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:08 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allen Church - foul #1 on Allen Church, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck (SF), Darrell Stone (C) Gary Blair, Fred Hausman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros (SG), Bruce Blandford (SF), Charles Bergren (C) Thomas Kinnison, Allen Church, Jacob Whang | |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Stone picks off the pass by Bruce Blandford in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Medeiros picks off the pass by Dean Mortensen | 50-56 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee Tech | Dean Mortensen steals it from Jerry Dimartino | 50-56 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Rolland Warden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dean Mortensen | 52-56 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Tech | Rolland Warden is called for the reach on Donald Collins - foul #4 on Rolland Warden, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman (PG), Brad Reaves (SG), Gary Blair (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Fred Hausman (C) Rolland Warden, Dean Mortensen, Douglas Peck, Victor Cornman, Darrell Stone | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison (SG), Danny Blessing (PF), Kenneth Freeman (C) Harry Medeiros, Jerry Dimartino, Charles Bergren | |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Collins picks off the pass by Brad Reaves | 52-58 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 52-60 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair misses the lay-in but the foul's on Danny Blessing - foul #2 on Danny Blessing, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman (PG), Jacob Whang (C) Donald Collins, Bruce Blandford | |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Kinnison | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Craig Holloman (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brad Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ron Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Hausman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jerry Fellman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kinnison (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Danny Blessing (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jacob Whang (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Ron Sanders drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Brad Reaves | 56-62 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Hausman | 56-62 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ron Sanders | 58-62 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Fellman | 58-64 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Holloman | 60-64 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Fred Hausman - foul #2 on Fred Hausman, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen (SG), Douglas Peck (SF), Victor Cornman (PF), Darrell Stone (C) Brad Reaves, Gary Blair, Ron Sanders, Fred Hausman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros (PG), Allen Church (SG), Bruce Blandford (SF), Jerry Dimartino (PF) Jerry Fellman, Thomas Kinnison, Kenneth Freeman, Danny Blessing | |
| 10:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino grabs the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Blandford | 60-67 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman's pass is intercepted by Harry Medeiros | 60-67 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Tech | Craig Holloman steals it from Allen Church in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-67 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jerry Dimartino | 60-67 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino loses the dribble to Dean Mortensen in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen banks in the layup | 62-67 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Peck | 65-67 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Stone is called for the reach on Jacob Whang - foul #1 on Darrell Stone, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair (SF), Fred Hausman (C) Craig Holloman, Darrell Stone | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins (PG), Thomas Kinnison (SG), Danny Blessing (PF) Harry Medeiros, Allen Church, Jerry Dimartino | |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck is hacked by Bruce Blandford - foul #2 on Bruce Blandford, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves (SG) Dean Mortensen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren (SF), Kenneth Freeman (C) Bruce Blandford, Jacob Whang | |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves is whistled for traveling | 65-68 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Blessing steps in front of the Victor Cornman pass | 65-68 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rolland Warden (PG), Dean Mortensen (SG), David Uselton (SF), Darrell Stone (PF) Douglas Peck, Brad Reaves, Gary Blair, Victor Cornman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman (SG), Bruce Blandford (SF) Thomas Kinnison, Danny Blessing | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rolland Warden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Dean Mortensen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Uselton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Darrell Stone (fairly fresh) 3 blk. C - Fred Hausman (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Donald Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Fellman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Blandford (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Bergren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rolland Warden | 68-68 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren hits the easy wide open finger roll | 68-70 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 68-70 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins is denied on a layup by David Uselton | 68-70 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Hausman | 68-70 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen buries a jumper from the right wing set up by David Uselton | 70-70 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Collins | 70-72 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Rolland Warden is hacked by Bruce Blandford - foul #3 on Bruce Blandford, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves (SG), Ron Sanders (PF) Dean Mortensen, Darrell Stone | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros (PG), Thomas Kinnison (SG), Danny Blessing (PF), Jerry Dimartino (C) Donald Collins, Jerry Fellman, Kenneth Freeman, Charles Bergren | |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Rolland Warden makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Rolland Warden misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros is fouled on the floor by Fred Hausman - foul #3 on Fred Hausman, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman (PG) Rolland Warden | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church (SF) Bruce Blandford | |
| 05:53 | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Holloman | 73-73 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Thomas Kinnison | 73-75 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Kinnison steals it from Brad Reaves | 73-75 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee Tech | Harry Medeiros buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Blessing | 73-77 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Blessing swats the shot by Craig Holloman | 73-77 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church grabs the defensive rebound | 73-77 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Harry Medeiros | 73-79 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Illinois | Fred Hausman drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Brad Reaves | 75-79 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 75-79 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing grabs the offensive board | 75-79 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-79 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing can't tip it in | 75-79 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Craig Holloman | 75-79 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-79 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-79 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-79 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Uselton | 75-79 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Craig Holloman (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brad Reaves (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Uselton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ron Sanders (tiring) 4 pts. C - Fred Hausman (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Harry Medeiros (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kinnison (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Church (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Blessing (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. C - Jerry Dimartino (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Allen Church - foul #2 on Allen Church, team foul #8 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rolland Warden (PG), Dean Mortensen (SG), Victor Cornman (PF), Gary Blair (C) Craig Holloman, Brad Reaves, Ron Sanders, Fred Hausman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins (PG), Jerry Fellman (SG), Bruce Blandford (SF), Kenneth Freeman (PF), Jacob Whang (C) Harry Medeiros, Thomas Kinnison, Allen Church, Danny Blessing, Jerry Dimartino | |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton misses the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman banks in the layup | 76-81 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen connects on the shot from the baseline | 78-81 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck (PG), Darrell Stone (C) Rolland Warden, David Uselton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:18 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Cornman steps in front of the Jacob Whang pass | 78-81 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Stone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 80-81 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren (C) Jacob Whang | |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Peck | 82-81 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman (PG), David Uselton (SF), Fred Hausman (C) Douglas Peck, Gary Blair, Darrell Stone | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison (SG), Danny Blessing (PF), Jacob Whang (C) Jerry Fellman, Kenneth Freeman, Charles Bergren | |
| 01:37 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-81 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang tips it in | 82-83 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen is hacked by Thomas Kinnison - foul #4 on Thomas Kinnison, team foul #9 | 82-83 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen makes the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen makes the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Tech | Craig Holloman is called for the reach on Donald Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Holloman, team foul #12 | 84-83 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins makes the 1st free throw | 84-84 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-85 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison grabs the defensive rebound | 84-85 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Mortensen - foul #2 on Dean Mortensen, team foul #13 | 84-85 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dean Mortensen | 87-87 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Blessing | 87-90 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 87-90 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang grabs the board | 87-90 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Dean Mortensen is called for the reach on Jacob Whang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Mortensen, team foul #14 | 87-90 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman (PG), Kenneth Freeman (PF) Donald Collins, Danny Blessing | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Whang makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Uselton | 90-92 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-92 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins (PG), Danny Blessing (PF) Jerry Fellman, Kenneth Freeman | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Holloman - foul #5 on Craig Holloman, team foul #15 | 90-92 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck (PG) Craig Holloman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford makes the 1st free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford misses the 2nd free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman snags the defensive board | 90-93 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 90-93 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 90-93 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford gets the rebound | 90-93 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford runs out the clock | 90-93 |