| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Wills (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Byrne (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Alder (fresh) 1 pts. C - Marcus Fuller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | John Granata inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | John Granata hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Elliott Fenske | 36-44 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by John Alder - foul #3 on John Alder, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw (PF) John Alder | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Wills - foul #1 on Edwin Wills, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee State | John Granata steals the ball from Andrew Dixon | 36-45 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske snags the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske's pass is intercepted by Michael Shaw | 36-45 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills is fouled on the floor by Dennis Deleon - foul #2 on Dennis Deleon, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin (C) Marcus Fuller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Karl Edwards, Dennis Deleon, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | James Goodwin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee State | Tom Kendrick is called for the reach on Edwin Wills - foul #1 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Milton Roland (PG), James Brown (SG), John McEwan (SF) Andrew Dixon, Edwin Wills, Ray Byrne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shawn Green (SF) John Granata | |
| 16:09 | Tennessee State | John McEwan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | James Goodwin grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | James Goodwin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Milton Roland - foul #3 on Milton Roland, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers (PG), Marcus Fuller (C) Milton Roland, Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG), Michael Williams (C) Shawn Green, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | James Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | James Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers is hacked by James Goodwin - foul #2 on James Goodwin, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Milton Roland (PG), John Alder (PF) Howard Spiers, Steve Griffin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske (PF) Jonathan Lawrence | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Milton Roland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John McEwan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Alder (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Marcus Fuller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills (SG), Ray Byrne (SF) James Brown, John McEwan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edwin Wills - foul #2 on Edwin Wills, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG) Milton Roland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), John Granata (SF) James Goodwin, Tom Kendrick | |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee State | Michael Williams swats the layup by Marcus Fuller | 36-48 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee State | John Granata steals the ball from Ray Byrne | 36-48 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Andrew Dixon is called for the reach on Karl Edwards - foul #1 on Andrew Dixon, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw (C) Marcus Fuller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (SG), Jonathan Lawrence (C) Dennis Deleon, Michael Williams | |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 36-48 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick grabs the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne is hacked by Karl Edwards - foul #2 on Karl Edwards, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John McEwan (SF) Ray Byrne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Kurt Hollowell (C) Karl Edwards, Elliott Fenske | |
| 13:34 | Tennessee State | John McEwan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Alder | 39-50 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence misses the turnaround from the left block | 39-50 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee State | John McEwan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills buries a turnaround from close range set up by Andrew Dixon | 41-50 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | John Granata can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence tips it but misses | 41-50 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Andrew Dixon is called for the reach on James Goodwin - foul #2 on Andrew Dixon, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Milton Roland (PG), James Brown (SG), Ray Byrne (SF), Marcus Fuller (C) Andrew Dixon, Edwin Wills, John Alder, Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) James Goodwin, Tom Kendrick, John Granata, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | John McEwan is called for the reach on Dennis Deleon - foul #2 on John McEwan, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Milton Roland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Byrne (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - John McEwan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Fuller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Green (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne scores on a shot in the paint set up by James Brown and he's fouled by Shawn Green - foul #1 on Shawn Green, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Milton Roland is called for the reach on Karl Edwards - foul #4 on Milton Roland, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers (PG) Milton Roland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee State | John McEwan grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne grabs the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee State | John McEwan lays it up and in on a great pass from James Brown and the foul's on Elliott Fenske - foul #2 on Elliott Fenske, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills (SG) Howard Spiers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (SF) Shawn Green | |
| 10:46 | Tennessee State | John McEwan makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Marcus Fuller - foul #1 on Marcus Fuller, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG), John Alder (PF) James Brown, John McEwan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), John Granata (SF) Karl Edwards, Tom Kendrick | |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on James Goodwin - foul #3 on James Goodwin, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence (PF) Elliott Fenske | |
| 09:35 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon misses the shot from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon is hacked by James Goodwin in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Goodwin, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw (C) Marcus Fuller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Kurt Hollowell (C) James Goodwin, Dennis Deleon, Michael Williams | |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | James Hatchett clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee State | John Alder scores on a jump hook in the lane | 55-52 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Shaw - foul #1 on Michael Shaw, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Brown (SG), Andrew Wright (SF) Edwin Wills, Ray Byrne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee State | Tom Kendrick steals the ball from James Brown | 55-53 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell hits the finger roll | 55-55 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | John Granata is called for the reach on Andrew Wright - foul #2 on John Granata, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller (C) John Alder | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) James Hatchett, Tom Kendrick, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | Andrew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | Andrew Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Andrew Wright (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Marcus Fuller (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee State | Andrew Wright snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-55 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Elliott Fenske | 56-55 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Elliott Fenske is blocked by Marcus Fuller | 56-55 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller hits a floater from the left side | 58-55 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wright - foul #1 on Andrew Wright, team foul #11 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Milton Roland (PG), Edwin Wills (SG), Ray Byrne (SF), John McEwan (PF) Andrew Dixon, James Brown, Andrew Wright, Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SF) Karl Edwards, John Granata | |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Roland | 60-56 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills hits the finger roll | 62-59 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Marcus Fuller | 62-59 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Milton Roland | 64-59 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Williams | 64-61 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee State | Tom Kendrick takes the ball from Milton Roland | 64-61 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Tom Kendrick | 64-64 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG), John Alder (PF), Michael Shaw (C) Milton Roland, John McEwan, Marcus Fuller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), John Granata (SF), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) James Goodwin, Dennis Deleon, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Wills (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Byrne (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Alder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - John Granata (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurt Hollowell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards drills a floater from close range and he's hacked by Michael Shaw - foul #2 on Michael Shaw, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses the free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ray Byrne | 69-66 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | John Granata misses the lay-in | 69-66 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ray Byrne | 72-66 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller (C) Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) Tom Kendrick, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-69 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske buries a jumper in the lane | 72-71 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Alder | 75-71 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Michael Williams snags the offensive board | 75-71 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | John Granata drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Karl Edwards and the foul's on Ray Byrne - foul #1 on Ray Byrne, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | John Granata makes the free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-74 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | John Granata gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | John Granata drills a driving attempt from the right block | 75-76 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | John Alder is hacked by Elliott Fenske - foul #3 on Elliott Fenske, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | John Alder misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | John Alder makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Michael Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ray Byrne - foul #2 on Ray Byrne, team foul #14 | 76-76 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon is whistled for a carry | 76-77 |