| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Cady (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Arciniega (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford Goss (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joshua Deforge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Pollard (fresh) SF - Carl Maitland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Desmond Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Lunt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Lester Arciniega inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee State | James Cady connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |
| 19:29 | SE Missouri State | James Cady steps in front of the Danny Lunt pass | 24-28 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | James Cady hits the finger roll | 26-28 |
| 18:58 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 26-28 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | Robert Young gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee State | Lester Arciniega hits the finger roll | 28-28 |
| 18:28 | SE Missouri State | Danny Lunt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 18:26 | SE Missouri State | Danny Lunt hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee State | Clifford Goss knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Cady | 31-30 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Cady - foul #1 on James Cady, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee State | Clifford Goss pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee State | Lester Arciniega misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Desmond Howell - foul #2 on Desmond Howell, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee State | Lester Arciniega misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee State | Lester Arciniega makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:12 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | SE Missouri State | Carl Maitland tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee State | James Cady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Damien Denski (SF), John Torian (PF), James Slaughter (C) Lester Arciniega, Robert Young, Clifford Goss | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty (C) Danny Lunt | |
| 16:33 | SE Missouri State | Desmond Howell's layup is rejected by John Torian | 32-33 |
| 16:31 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:13 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 16:11 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee State | William Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ethan Neal (SG), Brian Owens (C) James Cady, William Garner | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Haubert (PG), Glen Waggoner (SG), John Wilson (SF), Robert Vernon (C) Joshua Deforge, Tony Pollard, Carl Maitland, Desmond Howell | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Damien Denski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ethan Neal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Slaughter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Torian (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Albert Haubert (fresh) SG - Glen Waggoner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Rafferty (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Vernon (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | SE Missouri State | Glen Waggoner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 15:26 | SE Missouri State | John Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:14 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Glen Waggoner | 32-38 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee State | John Torian comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 14:52 | SE Missouri State | Robert Vernon pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:30 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 14:28 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty tips it but misses | 32-38 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee State | Damien Denski pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee State | John Wilson is called for the reach on Damien Denski - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cady (PG), William Garner (SG), Lester Arciniega (SF), Robert Young (PF) Damien Denski, Ethan Neal, James Slaughter, John Torian | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge (PG), Tony Pollard (SG), Carl Maitland (SF), Desmond Howell (PF), Danny Lunt (C) Albert Haubert, Glen Waggoner, John Wilson, Ernest Rafferty, Robert Vernon | |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Carl Maitland takes the ball from Lester Arciniega | 32-38 |
| 13:45 | SE Missouri State | Carl Maitland misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-38 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee State | Lester Arciniega's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 13:10 | SE Missouri State | Tony Pollard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Deforge | 32-40 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee State | Danny Lunt picks off the pass by James Cady | 32-40 |
| 12:27 | SE Missouri State | Tony Pollard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Tony Pollard, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee State | William Garner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee State | James Cady hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 11:47 | SE Missouri State | Tony Pollard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Cady (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Arciniega (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joshua Deforge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Maitland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Desmond Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Lunt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee State | Robert Young misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Desmond Howell - foul #3 on Desmond Howell, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clifford Goss (C) Brian Owens | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee State | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee State | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 11:12 | SE Missouri State | Danny Lunt clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Cady - foul #2 on James Cady, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Slaughter (C) Robert Young | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty (PF) Desmond Howell | |
| 11:12 | SE Missouri State | Danny Lunt makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:12 | SE Missouri State | Danny Lunt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee State | Tony Pollard is called for the reach on William Garner - foul #4 on Tony Pollard, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ethan Neal (PG), Damien Denski (SF) James Cady, Lester Arciniega | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Glen Waggoner (SG), John Wilson (SF), Robert Vernon (C) Tony Pollard, Carl Maitland, Danny Lunt | |
| 10:31 | Tennessee State | Damien Denski drills a shot near the basket | 38-42 |
| 10:29 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge's pass is intercepted by William Garner in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee State | John Wilson steals the ball from Damien Denski | 38-42 |
| 09:49 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by William Garner - foul #2 on William Garner, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Young (PF), Brian Owens (C) William Garner, Clifford Goss | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Albert Haubert (PG), Desmond Howell (PF) Joshua Deforge, Robert Vernon | |
| 09:49 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:49 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Damien Denski | 38-44 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee State | James Slaughter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens tips it home | 40-44 |
| 08:55 | SE Missouri State | Glen Waggoner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee State | Robert Young is fouled on the floor by Desmond Howell - foul #4 on Desmond Howell, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cady (PG), William Garner (SG), Lester Arciniega (SF) Damien Denski, Ethan Neal, James Slaughter | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge (PG), Carl Maitland (SF), Danny Lunt (C) Albert Haubert, John Wilson, Desmond Howell | |
| 08:15 | Tennessee State | William Garner drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Owens | 43-44 |
| 08:03 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge scores on a shot from the right side | 43-46 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee State | William Garner is fouled on the floor by Carl Maitland - foul #1 on Carl Maitland, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clifford Goss (PF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tony Pollard (SG), Desmond Howell (PF) Glen Waggoner, Ernest Rafferty | |
| 07:45 | Tennessee State | William Garner misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 07:45 | SE Missouri State | Carl Maitland pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Cady (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Arciniega (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joshua Deforge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Carl Maitland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Desmond Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Danny Lunt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:37 | SE Missouri State | Tony Pollard buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Deforge | 43-49 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee State | James Cady makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Garner | 46-49 |
| 06:58 | SE Missouri State | Desmond Howell makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Carl Maitland | 46-51 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee State | Clifford Goss makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Garner | 48-51 |
| 06:29 | SE Missouri State | Carl Maitland misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-51 |
| 06:27 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge misses the tip | 48-51 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee State | Clifford Goss double dribbles | 48-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Young (PF) Brian Owens | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Glen Waggoner (PG) Joshua Deforge | |
| 05:45 | SE Missouri State | Clifford Goss steps in front of the Glen Waggoner pass | 48-51 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee State | Lester Arciniega hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 48-51 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee State | Clifford Goss grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee State | Clifford Goss lays it up and in set up by James Cady | 50-51 |
| 04:56 | SE Missouri State | Tony Pollard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee State | Clifford Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee State | James Cady is fouled on the floor by Carl Maitland - foul #2 on Carl Maitland, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Damien Denski (SG), James Slaughter (SF), Brian Owens (C) William Garner, Lester Arciniega, Clifford Goss | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge (PG), John Wilson (SF), Ernest Rafferty (C) Glen Waggoner, Carl Maitland, Danny Lunt | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee State | James Cady makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee State | James Cady misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee State | Robert Young grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee State | Damien Denski lays it up and in set up by Brian Owens | 53-51 |
| 04:01 | SE Missouri State | Desmond Howell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 03:59 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to John Wilson | 53-51 |
| 03:52 | SE Missouri State | Brian Owens swats the short shot by Joshua Deforge | 53-51 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee State | Desmond Howell swats the dunk try by Damien Denski | 53-51 |
| 03:45 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Cady (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damien Denski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Slaughter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joshua Deforge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Pollard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Desmond Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ernest Rafferty (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:35 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty loses the dribble to Robert Young | 53-51 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee State | Damien Denski blows the layup but the foul's on Tony Pollard - foul #5 on Tony Pollard, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Garner (SG), Clifford Goss (PF) James Cady, Robert Young | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Glen Waggoner (SG), Carl Maitland (SF), Robert Vernon (C) Tony Pollard, John Wilson, Desmond Howell | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee State | Damien Denski makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee State | Damien Denski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:06 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glen Waggoner | 55-53 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee State | Damien Denski can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | Ernest Rafferty pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cady (PG), Lester Arciniega (SF), Robert Young (PF) Damien Denski, James Slaughter, Clifford Goss | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Desmond Howell (PF), Danny Lunt (C) Ernest Rafferty, Robert Vernon | |
| 02:21 | SE Missouri State | Carl Maitland hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 02:20 | SE Missouri State | Danny Lunt tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens's fadeaway is rejected by Desmond Howell | 55-55 |
| 02:12 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:02 | SE Missouri State | Glen Waggoner makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lester Arciniega | 57-57 |
| 01:22 | SE Missouri State | Glen Waggoner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-57 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee State | James Cady is whistled for a carry | 57-57 |
| 00:45 | SE Missouri State | William Garner steps in front of the Carl Maitland pass | 57-57 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee State | Lester Arciniega lays it in set up by William Garner | 59-57 |
| 00:18 | SE Missouri State | Lester Arciniega steals the ball from Desmond Howell | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | William Garner is hacked by Glen Waggoner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Waggoner, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | William Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Deforge is fouled on the floor by James Cady - foul #3 on James Cady, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| 00:10 | SE Missouri State | Carl Maitland scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee State | Joshua Deforge is called for the reach on Brian Owens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Deforge, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee State | Brian Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | SE Missouri State | Carl Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | SE Missouri State | Brian Owens blocks the jumper by Carl Maitland | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | SE Missouri State | Danny Lunt grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Glen Waggoner misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Lester Arciniega pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |