| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Milton Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Gomer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Fleming (fresh) C - Michael Hollifield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sammie Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gregg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chuck Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Hargreaves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Robin Gomer inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Hollifield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee Tech | Robin Gomer tips it but misses | 31-39 |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:19 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-42 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Johnson is hacked by Thomas Gregg - foul #1 on Thomas Gregg, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Hollifield | 34-42 |
| 18:40 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott is hacked by Robin Gomer - foul #2 on Robin Gomer, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chuck Dillard | 34-44 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Bobby Hargreaves - foul #2 on Bobby Hargreaves, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Joseph Johnson takes the ball from Thomas Gregg | 36-44 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Johnson is whistled for a carry | 36-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Arceneaux (PF) Randall Fleming | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sid Welch (PF) Chuck Dillard | |
| 17:17 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg dunks the ball set up by Eric Scott | 36-46 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-46 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:41 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott is hacked by Robin Gomer - foul #3 on Robin Gomer, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jimmie Gillison (PG), Dennis Jackson (SG), Jimmy Morefield (SF), Graham Cleghorn (C) Milton Roland, Joseph Johnson, Robin Gomer, Michael Hollifield | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Yopp (PG), James Potter (C) Sammie Smith, Bobby Hargreaves | |
| 16:24 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg is hacked by Matthew Arceneaux - foul #1 on Matthew Arceneaux, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes (SF), Chuck Dillard (PF) Thomas Gregg, Eric Scott | |
| 16:06 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Sid Welch, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming (PF) Graham Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves (C) Sid Welch | |
| 15:53 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Jackson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Gillison | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jimmie Gillison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Morefield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Arceneaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Yopp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Potter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Oakes (fresh) PF - Chuck Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | James Potter is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Morefield - foul #1 on Jimmy Morefield, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robin Gomer (SF) Jimmy Morefield | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith (PG), Thomas Gregg (SG), Eric Scott (SF), Sid Welch (C) Robert Yopp, James Potter, Roy Oakes, Bobby Hargreaves | |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jimmie Gillison - foul #1 on Jimmie Gillison, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Johnson (SG), Michael Hollifield (C) Dennis Jackson, Matthew Arceneaux | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robin Gomer | 40-47 |
| 14:37 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott is called for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland (PG) Jimmie Gillison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Potter (C) Chuck Dillard | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Hollifield | 40-47 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 42-47 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jimmie Gillison (SF), Matthew Arceneaux (PF) Robin Gomer, Randall Fleming | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes (SF), Robert Yopp (PF), Bobby Hargreaves (C) Thomas Gregg, Eric Scott, Sid Welch | |
| 13:22 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland is fouled on the floor by Sammie Smith - foul #3 on Sammie Smith, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Morefield (SF), Graham Cleghorn (C) Joseph Johnson, Michael Hollifield | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard (PF) Robert Yopp | |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmie Gillison makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | James Potter loses the dribble to Milton Roland | 45-47 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Arceneaux comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Potter | 45-49 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Oakes steps in front of the Matthew Arceneaux pass | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Milton Roland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Gillison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Morefield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Arceneaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Graham Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sammie Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Potter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Oakes (fresh) PF - Chuck Dillard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Hargreaves (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith hits a jump hook from close range | 45-51 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Arceneaux misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-51 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:36 | Western Illinois | James Potter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Arceneaux snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmie Gillison knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Roland | 48-51 |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | Matthew Arceneaux blocks the jumper by Roy Oakes | 48-51 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | James Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:41 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves is hacked by Graham Cleghorn - foul #1 on Graham Cleghorn, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Jackson (PG), Joseph Johnson (SG), Robin Gomer (SF), Randall Fleming (PF), Michael Hollifield (C) Milton Roland, Jimmie Gillison, Jimmy Morefield, Matthew Arceneaux, Graham Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Yopp (PG), Thomas Gregg (SG), Eric Scott (SF), Sid Welch (PF) Sammie Smith, James Potter, Roy Oakes, Chuck Dillard | |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Yopp buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Gregg | 48-54 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Hollifield is fouled on the floor by Sid Welch - foul #4 on Sid Welch, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard (PF) Sid Welch | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee Tech | Robin Gomer banks in the layup set up by Joseph Johnson | 50-54 |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | Robert Yopp is whistled for a carry | 50-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes (C) Bobby Hargreaves | |
| 08:01 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hollifield | 53-54 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Yopp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:39 | Western Illinois | Chuck Dillard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Hollifield grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robin Gomer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randall Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Hollifield (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Yopp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gregg (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Scott (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chuck Dillard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Oakes (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Hollifield's pass is intercepted by Eric Scott | 53-54 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Scott | 53-57 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming loses the dribble to Roy Oakes | 53-57 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Jackson - foul #1 on Dennis Jackson, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland (PG), Matthew Arceneaux (PF) Dennis Jackson, Randall Fleming | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith (PG), Sid Welch (PF), James Potter (C) Robert Yopp, Chuck Dillard, Roy Oakes | |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee Tech | Robin Gomer connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Roland | 56-58 |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 05:57 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 05:47 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jimmie Gillison (SG), Jimmy Morefield (SF), Graham Cleghorn (C) Joseph Johnson, Robin Gomer, Michael Hollifield | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes (SF), Robert Yopp (PF) Thomas Gregg, Eric Scott | |
| 05:36 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Arceneaux makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Graham Cleghorn | 59-58 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-58 |
| 05:23 | Western Illinois | Robert Yopp pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Robert Yopp buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sammie Smith | 59-61 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmie Gillison misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 04:45 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Potter | 59-61 |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | James Potter misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Graham Cleghorn - foul #2 on Graham Cleghorn, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Jackson (SG), Robin Gomer (SF), Randall Fleming (PF) Milton Roland, Jimmy Morefield, Matthew Arceneaux | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Scott (SF), Bobby Hargreaves (C) Roy Oakes, Robert Yopp | |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | James Potter misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | James Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee Tech | Graham Cleghorn grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee Tech | Graham Cleghorn knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robin Gomer | 61-61 |
| 03:55 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee Tech | Robin Gomer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-61 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee Tech | Robin Gomer grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jimmie Gillison (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robin Gomer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randall Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Graham Cleghorn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sammie Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Potter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Scott (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sid Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Bobby Hargreaves (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Randall Fleming denies the turnaround by Bobby Hargreaves | 61-61 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmie Gillison snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland (PG), Joseph Johnson (SG), Michael Hollifield (C) Jimmie Gillison, Dennis Jackson, Graham Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg (SG), Chuck Dillard (PF) James Potter, Sid Welch | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Hargreaves is called for the reach on Robin Gomer - foul #3 on Bobby Hargreaves, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| 02:20 | Western Illinois | Thomas Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Eric Scott | 61-64 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland is hacked by Thomas Gregg - foul #2 on Thomas Gregg, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Michael Hollifield steals it from Bobby Hargreaves | 63-64 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robin Gomer | 65-64 |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Hargreaves | 65-66 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Hollifield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Sammie Smith misses the jumpshot from the left side | 65-66 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Robin Gomer gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Hargreaves is called for the reach on Milton Roland - foul #4 on Bobby Hargreaves, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Roland misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott is hacked by Milton Roland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Roland, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Eric Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Randall Fleming grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Scott - foul #2 on Eric Scott, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Bobby Hargreaves drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-69 |