| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Howard Spiers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lavelle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Lavigne (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Terry Bolling (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Connor (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Bresnahan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Palen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Barnes | 40-35 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor connects on the fadeaway from close range | 40-37 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin slams it home and he's fouled by Steven Connor - foul #2 on Steven Connor, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Bruce Sampson | 42-37 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling tips it but misses | 42-37 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavigne snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Steve Griffin is denied by Bruce Sampson | 42-37 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Bolling | 42-40 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor can't connect on a shot from the right side | 45-40 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 45-40 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavigne grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee State | Charles Barnes makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Spiers | 47-40 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Bresnahan | 47-42 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Bresnahan - foul #1 on William Bresnahan, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lincoln Darden (SG), Brian Richard (PF), Thomas Guy (C) Charles Barnes, Steve Griffin, Robert Lavigne | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja (PG), Fred Allen (SG), Kang Chiang (SF), Stanley Wallace (PF), Rolf Ziniewicz (C) Terry Bolling, Steven Connor, William Bresnahan, Bruce Sampson, Gregory Palen | |
| 16:56 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee Martin | Brian Richard steps in front of the Stanley Wallace pass | 49-42 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee State | Brian Richard is hacked by Stanley Wallace - foul #3 on Stanley Wallace, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Allen (PG), Michael Hannan (SF) Howard Spiers, Robert Lavelle | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willie Zinner (PF) Stanley Wallace | |
| 16:04 | Tennessee State | Michael Hannan scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Lincoln Darden and he's hacked by Kang Chiang - foul #1 on Kang Chiang, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin (PF) Thomas Guy | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling (PG) Fred Allen | |
| 16:04 | Tennessee State | Michael Hannan makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Charles Allen (fresh) SG - Lincoln Darden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hannan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Richard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Terry Bolling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kang Chiang (fresh) PF - Willie Zinner (fresh) C - Rolf Ziniewicz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee Martin | Brian Richard swats the short shot by Kang Chiang | 52-42 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee State | Charles Allen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Griffin | 54-42 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang throws it down on a great pass from Willie Zinner | 54-44 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee State | Brian Richard buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Allen | 56-44 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee Martin | Rolf Ziniewicz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling grabs the offensive board | 56-44 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 56-44 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Michael Hannan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee State | Kang Chiang steals the ball from Brian Richard | 56-44 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja hits the finger roll set up by Kang Chiang | 56-46 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee State | Charles Allen misses the driving attempt in the lane | 56-46 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee Martin | Rolf Ziniewicz grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rolf Ziniewicz | 56-49 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee State | Charles Allen misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Martin | Rolf Ziniewicz buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Bolling | 56-51 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee State | Michael Hannan dunks the ball | 58-51 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Aja and the foul's on Charles Allen - foul #2 on Charles Allen, team foul #1 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Robert Lavelle (SF), Bernard Matos (PF), Robert Lavigne (C) Charles Allen, Lincoln Darden, Michael Hannan, Steve Griffin, Brian Richard | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Fred Allen (PG), Steven Connor (SG), Bruce Sampson (PF), Gregory Palen (C) Terry Bolling, Dikembe Aja, Willie Zinner, Rolf Ziniewicz | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang misses the free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavigne gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Howard Spiers | 60-53 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor loses the dribble to Charles Barnes | 60-53 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee State | Charles Barnes's layup is rejected by Gregory Palen | 60-53 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee State | Bernard Matos gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Howard Spiers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lavelle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Matos (fresh) C - Robert Lavigne (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Fred Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Connor (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kang Chiang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Palen (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee Martin | Fred Allen makes the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Charles Barnes - foul #3 on Charles Barnes, team foul #2 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan (SF) Kang Chiang | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee Martin | Fred Allen makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavigne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee State | Gregory Palen is called for the reach on Robert Lavigne - foul #1 on Gregory Palen, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin (PF) Bernard Matos | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling (PG) Fred Allen | |
| 10:45 | Tennessee State | Charles Barnes misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Lavelle steps in front of the Gregory Palen pass | 60-56 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee State | Charles Barnes is whistled for traveling | 60-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Guy (C) Robert Lavigne | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja (SG), Stanley Wallace (PF) Steven Connor, Bruce Sampson | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling loses the ball out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lincoln Darden (SG), Brian Richard (C) Charles Barnes, Thomas Guy | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Rolf Ziniewicz (C) Gregory Palen | |
| 09:18 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin misses the easy layup | 60-56 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee State | Lincoln Darden scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Spiers | 63-58 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee State | Brian Richard grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Lincoln Darden is denied by Rolf Ziniewicz | 63-58 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to William Bresnahan | 63-58 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dikembe Aja | 63-61 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee State | Terry Bolling picks off the pass by Lincoln Darden | 63-61 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee Martin | Rolf Ziniewicz misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Howard Spiers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lincoln Darden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lavelle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Griffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Brian Richard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Terry Bolling (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Bresnahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rolf Ziniewicz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:08 | Tennessee State | Lincoln Darden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers tips it in | 65-61 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Lincoln Darden - foul #2 on Lincoln Darden, team foul #3 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Barnes (SG), Michael Hannan (SF), Bernard Matos (PF), Robert Lavigne (C) Howard Spiers, Robert Lavelle, Steve Griffin, Brian Richard | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor (SG), Kang Chiang (SF), Bruce Sampson (PF), Gregory Palen (C) Terry Bolling, William Bresnahan, Stanley Wallace, Rolf Ziniewicz | |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee State | Bernard Matos grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee State | Charles Barnes is denied on a layup by Bruce Sampson | 65-62 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee State | Lincoln Darden can't tip it in | 65-62 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Martin | Bernard Matos blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Aja | 65-62 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Palen | 65-62 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Lavigne swats the layup by Kang Chiang | 65-62 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor gets the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Palen | 65-64 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee State | Charles Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen misses the lay-in | 65-64 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee State | Michael Hannan gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee State | Lincoln Darden misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-64 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen tips it but misses | 65-64 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee State | Bernard Matos gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee State | Charles Barnes drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lincoln Darden | 68-64 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja connects on the floater near the basket set up by Gregory Palen and the foul's on Lincoln Darden - foul #3 on Lincoln Darden, team foul #4 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers (PG), Robert Lavelle (SF), Steve Griffin (PF), Brian Richard (C) Lincoln Darden, Michael Hannan, Bernard Matos, Robert Lavigne | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling (PG), William Bresnahan (SF), Stanley Wallace (PF) Steven Connor, Kang Chiang, Bruce Sampson | |
| 04:10 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja makes the free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Spiers | 71-67 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Palen and he's hacked by Robert Lavelle - foul #2 on Robert Lavelle, team foul #5 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Allen (SG) Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Fred Allen (SG), Rolf Ziniewicz (C) Dikembe Aja, Gregory Palen | |
| 03:47 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling makes the free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee State | Charles Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-70 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling grabs the board | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Howard Spiers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lavelle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Brian Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Terry Bolling (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bresnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rolf Ziniewicz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Martin | Brian Richard steals it from Terry Bolling | 71-70 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin lays it up and in | 73-70 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Barnes (SG), Robert Lavigne (C) Charles Allen, Brian Richard | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor (SG), Bruce Sampson (PF), Gregory Palen (C) Fred Allen, Stanley Wallace, Rolf Ziniewicz | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Palen | 73-73 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee State | Howard Spiers makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Barnes | 75-73 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling clanks a 3 from straight away | 75-73 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor can't tip it in | 75-73 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen hits the follow up shot | 75-75 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 75-75 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson grabs the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor's pass is intercepted by Charles Barnes | 75-75 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lavelle | 78-75 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Lavelle is called for the reach on William Bresnahan - foul #3 on Robert Lavelle, team foul #6 | 78-75 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Bolling | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavigne is fouled on the floor by Gregory Palen - foul #2 on Gregory Palen, team foul #6 | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle is fouled on the floor by Gregory Palen - foul #3 on Gregory Palen, team foul #7 | 78-77 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | Robert Lavelle makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Sampson | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 82-80 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 82-80 |