| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Paul Conner (fresh) SG - Chester Lee (fresh) SF - Shane Tyler (fresh) PF - Paul Harris (fresh) C - Raymond Houser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fresh) SG - Don Gilmartin (fresh) SF - Vlade Jeziorski (fresh) PF - Nathan Savala (fresh) C - Charles Nitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Raymond Houser wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee State | Charles Nitz's layup is rejected by Paul Harris | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shane Tyler and he's fouled by Michael Domingues - foul #1 on Michael Domingues, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee State | Nathan Savala is denied on a layup by Raymond Houser | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Chester Lee | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee State | Nathan Savala can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Austin Peay | Charles Nitz swats the layup by Shane Tyler | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee hits the follow up shot | 7-0 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Domingues | 7-2 |
| 17:12 | Austin Peay | Vlade Jeziorski picks off the pass by Chester Lee | 7-2 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Vlade Jeziorski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:40 | Austin Peay | Paul Conner is fouled on the floor by Michael Domingues - foul #2 on Michael Domingues, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor (PG), Kenneth Austin (SG), Michael Meaux (SF), John Powers (PF), Lewis Nelms (C) Paul Conner, Chester Lee, Shane Tyler, Paul Harris, Raymond Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Cochrane (PG) Michael Domingues | |
| 16:25 | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lewis Nelms | 9-5 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee State | Vlade Jeziorski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 9-5 |
| 16:05 | Austin Peay | Lewis Nelms grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:50 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Austin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:49 | Austin Peay | Lewis Nelms tips it back up and in | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Austin (fresh) SF - Michael Meaux (fresh) PF - John Powers (fresh) C - Lewis Nelms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Charles Cochrane (fresh) SG - Don Gilmartin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vlade Jeziorski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Savala (fresh) C - Charles Nitz (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Tennessee State | Vlade Jeziorski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Keith Rowland (PG), Shane Tyler (SF) Arnold Taylor, Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Alderman (SG), John Vanhoose (PF), Martin Quade (C) Don Gilmartin, Nathan Savala, Charles Nitz | |
| 15:03 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Austin clanks a jumper from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee State | John Vanhoose snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee State | Lewis Nelms steals it from Charles Cochrane | 11-5 |
| 14:20 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Austin makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shane Tyler | 13-5 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee State | Vlade Jeziorski loses the dribble to Shane Tyler | 13-5 |
| 13:53 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler misses the dunk | 13-5 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee State | David Alderman snags the defensive board | 13-5 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Austin is called for the reach on David Alderman - foul #1 on Kenneth Austin, team foul #1 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Conner (PG), Chester Lee (SG), Paul Harris (PF), Raymond Houser (C) Keith Rowland, Shane Tyler, John Powers, Lewis Nelms | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (SG), Nathan Savala (PF), Charles Nitz (C) Charles Cochrane, Vlade Jeziorski, Martin Quade | |
| 13:03 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-5 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee State | John Vanhoose pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | David Alderman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-5 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee State | Charles Nitz tips it back up and in | 13-7 |
| 12:12 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris clanks a fadeaway from close range | 13-7 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee State | Nathan Savala grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee State | David Alderman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 11:48 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Paul Conner (fresh) SG - Chester Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Houser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Alderman (fairly fresh) SG - Don Gilmartin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathan Savala (fresh) C - Charles Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-7 |
| 11:41 | Austin Peay | Paul Conner tips it but misses | 13-7 |
| 11:39 | Austin Peay | Raymond Houser grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 11:20 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Chester Lee and he's fouled by Nathan Savala - foul #1 on Nathan Savala, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler (SF) Chester Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Cochrane (PG), Vlade Jeziorski (SF) David Alderman, John Vanhoose | |
| 11:20 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris makes the free throw | 16-7 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee State | Vlade Jeziorski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Don Gilmartin | 16-10 |
| 10:57 | Austin Peay | Don Gilmartin picks off the pass by Paul Conner in the backcourt | 16-10 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee State | Vlade Jeziorski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Houser - foul #1 on Raymond Houser, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee State | Vlade Jeziorski misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee State | Vlade Jeziorski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:20 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler is fouled on the floor by Vlade Jeziorski - foul #1 on Vlade Jeziorski, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Powers (PF) Paul Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Quade (C) Charles Nitz | |
| 10:15 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Austin can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 16-11 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee State | Nathan Savala grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 09:46 | Austin Peay | John Powers grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 09:33 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Austin clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 16-11 |
| 09:31 | Austin Peay | Paul Conner tips it back up and in | 18-11 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | Vlade Jeziorski buries a jumper from close range | 18-13 |
| 09:04 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler is fouled on the floor by Vlade Jeziorski - foul #2 on Vlade Jeziorski, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chester Lee (SG), Michael Meaux (SF), Paul Harris (C) Paul Conner, Shane Tyler, Raymond Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Alderman (SG), John Vanhoose (SF), Charles Nitz (C) Don Gilmartin, Vlade Jeziorski, Nathan Savala | |
| 08:51 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris travels with the ball | 18-13 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler (SF), Raymond Houser (C) Michael Meaux, John Powers | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:35 | Tennessee State | John Vanhoose misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 08:34 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:19 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Vanhoose - foul #1 on John Vanhoose, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Conner (PG), Lewis Nelms (C) Shane Tyler, Raymond Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:19 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:19 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Harris - foul #1 on Paul Harris, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Powers (PF) Lewis Nelms | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Carlos Goodwin (SG) Charles Cochrane | |
| 08:08 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:08 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:48 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | John Vanhoose pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Paul Conner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chester Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Austin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John Powers (fresh) C - Paul Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Alderman (fresh) SG - Carlos Goodwin (fresh) SF - John Vanhoose (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Martin Quade (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Tennessee State | David Alderman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Alderman, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler (SF), Raymond Houser (C) Chester Lee, John Powers | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (SG), Nathan Savala (PF) Carlos Goodwin, Martin Quade | |
| 07:16 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Austin | 22-14 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee State | Nathan Savala hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-17 |
| 06:46 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Conner | 24-17 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Austin - foul #2 on Kenneth Austin, team foul #4 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor (PG), Chester Lee (SG), Lewis Nelms (C) Paul Conner, Kenneth Austin, Raymond Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Cochrane (PG), Gene Scott (SF), Martin Quade (C) David Alderman, John Vanhoose, Charles Nitz | |
| 06:24 | Tennessee State | Paul Harris is called for the reach on Don Gilmartin - foul #2 on Paul Harris, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Powers (PF), Raymond Houser (C) Paul Harris, Lewis Nelms | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:08 | Tennessee State | Nathan Savala misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 06:06 | Austin Peay | John Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:54 | Austin Peay | John Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-17 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Conner (PG), Lewis Nelms (C) Arnold Taylor, Raymond Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin loses the dribble to Chester Lee | 24-17 |
| 05:24 | Austin Peay | John Powers comes up short on the floater from the left block | 24-17 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee State | Nathan Savala snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Nathan Savala is blocked by Shane Tyler | 24-17 |
| 04:56 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 04:41 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Nathan Savala - foul #2 on Nathan Savala, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor (PG), Michael Meaux (SG), Raymond Houser (C) Paul Conner, Chester Lee, Lewis Nelms | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Vanhoose (SF), Charles Nitz (C) Nathan Savala, Martin Quade | |
| 04:41 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:41 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee State | The pull-up jumper by John Vanhoose is blocked by Raymond Houser | 24-17 |
| 04:19 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Raymond Houser | 24-17 |
| 04:14 | Austin Peay | Charles Nitz is called for the reach on Raymond Houser - foul #1 on Charles Nitz, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Conner (PG), Chester Lee (SG), Lewis Nelms (PF) Arnold Taylor, Shane Tyler, John Powers | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Alderman (SG) Don Gilmartin | |
| 04:14 | Austin Peay | Raymond Houser makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 04:14 | Austin Peay | Raymond Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lewis Nelms - foul #1 on Lewis Nelms, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Austin (SG), Paul Harris (PF) Chester Lee, Lewis Nelms | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues (PG), Vlade Jeziorski (SF) Charles Cochrane, John Vanhoose | |
| 03:52 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:31 | Austin Peay | Raymond Houser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor (PG), Shane Tyler (SF) Paul Conner, Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nathan Savala (PF) Gene Scott | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Houser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Alderman (fresh) SF - Vlade Jeziorski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nathan Savala (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee State | David Alderman is called for 5 seconds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Conner (PG), Chester Lee (SG) Arnold Taylor, Shane Tyler | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (SG) David Alderman | |
| 02:51 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Austin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Vlade Jeziorski - foul #3 on Vlade Jeziorski, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler (SF) Paul Conner | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Vanhoose (SF) Vlade Jeziorski | |
| 02:51 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Austin misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 02:51 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Nathan Savala | 26-19 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues's dunk attempt is rejected by Raymond Houser | 26-19 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues tips it but misses | 26-19 |
| 02:26 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 02:06 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler is fouled on the floor by Nathan Savala - foul #3 on Nathan Savala, team foul #11 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Conner (PG) Chester Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Quade (PF), Gene Scott (C) Nathan Savala, Charles Nitz | |
| 02:06 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:06 | Austin Peay | Shane Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee State | John Vanhoose pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gene Scott, team foul #12 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Meaux (SF) Shane Tyler | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:35 | Austin Peay | Paul Conner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 01:34 | Austin Peay | Raymond Houser tips it back up and in | 29-19 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade misses short on a shot from close range | 29-19 |
| 01:17 | Austin Peay | Raymond Houser pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |
| 01:10 | Austin Peay | Paul Harris misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-19 |
| 01:09 | Austin Peay | Raymond Houser tips it home | 31-19 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin is hacked by Paul Harris - foul #3 on Paul Harris, team foul #7 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chester Lee (SG), Shane Tyler (SF), John Powers (PF), Lewis Nelms (C) Paul Conner, Michael Meaux, Paul Harris, Raymond Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Nitz (C) John Vanhoose | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 00:53 | Austin Peay | Lewis Nelms grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 00:35 | Austin Peay | John Powers makes the jump hook from close range set up by Kenneth Austin and he's fouled by Martin Quade - foul #1 on Martin Quade, team foul #13 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Conner (PG) Chester Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Cochrane (PG), David Alderman (SG) Michael Domingues, Don Gilmartin | |
| 00:35 | Austin Peay | John Powers makes the free throw | 34-19 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by David Alderman | 34-21 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Lewis Nelms lays it up and in | 36-21 |