| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Hawker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrance Hardwick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Fannin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Chavira (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leland Griego (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Redd (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | Dennis Redd hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Chavira | 35-36 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee State | James Johnson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Tracy Fannin and he's fouled by George Henderson - foul #1 on George Henderson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee State | James Johnson misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern State | Leland Griego grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern State | Dennis Redd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton (PF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 18:56 | Northwestern State | Dennis Redd makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern State | Dennis Redd misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee State | Fred Chavira is called for the reach on Robert Hawker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Chavira, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to George Henderson | 37-37 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick is called for 5 seconds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (SF), Steven Duncan (C) Christopher Geyer, Tracy Fannin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Harris (PG), Guy Dunn (SG), Jimmy Neiman (SF), Robert Adams (PF), Richard Wright (C) Fred Chavira, Leland Griego, George Henderson, Dennis Redd, David Burnett | |
| 17:52 | Northwestern State | Guy Dunn is hacked by Terrance Hardwick - foul #3 on Terrance Hardwick, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Earhart (C) Terrance Hardwick | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 17:34 | Northwestern State | Robert Adams is hacked by David Pinkerton - foul #2 on David Pinkerton, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Brian Richey (SG) Robert Hawker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 17:13 | Northwestern State | George Harris scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-40 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Pinkerton | 40-40 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern State | Robert Adams can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 40-40 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wright | 40-40 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern State | George Harris is fouled on the floor by Brian Richey - foul #2 on Brian Richey, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker (PG), Christopher Geyer (SF), Tracy Fannin (C) Dan Buehler, David Pinkerton, Steven Duncan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira (PG), Leland Griego (SG), George Henderson (SF), Dennis Redd (PF), David Burnett (C) George Harris, Guy Dunn, Jimmy Neiman, Robert Adams, Richard Wright | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern State | Dennis Redd misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee State | John Earhart pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer's pass is intercepted by George Henderson | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Hawker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Richey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Earhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracy Fannin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Chavira (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leland Griego (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Redd (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Northwestern State | David Burnett misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Tracy Fannin - foul #1 on Tracy Fannin, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick (SG), James Johnson (PF) Brian Richey, John Earhart | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Irvin (PG), Leroy Reynolds (PF) Fred Chavira, Dennis Redd | |
| 15:23 | Northwestern State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee State | Edward Irvin steals it from Robert Hawker in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern State | Leland Griego misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern State | David Burnett gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern State | Leland Griego lays it in on a great pass from George Henderson | 40-44 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker is hacked by Edward Irvin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Irvin, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin (SF) Christopher Geyer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Harris (PG), Jimmy Neiman (SF), Robert Adams (PF) Edward Irvin, George Henderson, David Burnett | |
| 14:23 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Neiman pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern State | Tracy Fannin takes the ball from Jimmy Neiman | 40-44 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee State | Jimmy Neiman is called for the reach on Terrance Hardwick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Neiman, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (PG), David Pinkerton (SF), Steven Duncan (C) Robert Hawker, Lee Jolin, Tracy Fannin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira (PG), Dennis Redd (PF) Leland Griego, Leroy Reynolds | |
| 13:39 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Guy Dunn (SG), George Henderson (SF), David Burnett (C) George Harris, Robert Adams, Jimmy Neiman | |
| 13:30 | Northwestern State | Dennis Redd misses long on a runner near the basket | 40-44 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 40-44 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee State | James Johnson misses the lay-in | 40-44 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton misses the tip | 40-44 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick misses the tip | 40-44 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Buehler | 40-44 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee State | James Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 40-44 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern State | Dennis Redd grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern State | Dennis Redd misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 40-44 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 40-44 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee State | James Johnson knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Dan Buehler | 42-44 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern State | George Henderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Dan Buehler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Hardwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Pinkerton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Duncan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Chavira (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guy Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Redd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee State | Guy Dunn takes the ball from David Pinkerton in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira can't finish the layup | 42-44 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern State | David Burnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern State | George Henderson misses the dunk | 42-44 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern State | Guy Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern State | Guy Dunn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Chavira | 42-47 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton misses the floater near the basket | 42-47 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee State | James Johnson hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern State | David Burnett drills a floater in the lane | 44-49 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Terrance Hardwick, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker (PG), Brian Richey (SG), Christopher Geyer (SF), John Earhart (PF), Tracy Fannin (C) Dan Buehler, Terrance Hardwick, David Pinkerton, James Johnson, Steven Duncan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Harris (PG), Leland Griego (SG), Jimmy Neiman (SF), Robert Adams (PF), Richard Wright (C) Fred Chavira, Guy Dunn, George Henderson, Dennis Redd, David Burnett | |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Neiman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee State | John Earhart drills a jump hook from the right block | 46-49 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern State | Robert Adams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Wright | 46-51 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 46-51 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from George Harris | 46-53 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee State | John Earhart's pass is intercepted by George Harris | 46-53 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern State | George Harris hits the finger roll | 46-55 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker is hacked by George Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Harris, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin (SG), James Johnson (PF) Brian Richey, John Earhart | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira (PG), Leroy Reynolds (PF), David Burnett (C) George Harris, Robert Adams, Richard Wright | |
| 08:00 | Tennessee State | Tracy Fannin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Fred Chavira | 46-55 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern State | David Burnett blows the layup | 46-55 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Lee Jolin | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Hawker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Jolin (fresh) SF - Christopher Geyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tracy Fannin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Chavira (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leland Griego (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Neiman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leroy Reynolds (fresh) C - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-55 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker misses the tip | 46-55 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern State | David Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern State | David Burnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 46-55 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee State | James Johnson gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee State | James Johnson connects on the open turnaround from close range set up by Christopher Geyer | 48-55 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern State | Leland Griego comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern State | David Burnett tips it home | 48-57 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee State | Tracy Fannin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Neiman grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Neiman hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Fred Chavira | 48-59 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee State | Tracy Fannin misses the lay-in | 48-59 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern State | David Burnett grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leland Griego | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:18 | Tennessee State | Leroy Reynolds blocks the short jumper by James Johnson | 48-61 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Neiman snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Neiman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Leland Griego | 48-64 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | James Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 48-64 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | Leroy Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern State | Leland Griego misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Robert Hawker | 48-64 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee State | James Johnson hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Hawker | 51-64 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern State | David Burnett loses the dribble to Robert Hawker | 51-64 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker throws it down | 53-64 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (PG), Terrance Hardwick (SG), David Pinkerton (SF), Steven Duncan (PF), John Earhart (C) Robert Hawker, Lee Jolin, Christopher Geyer, James Johnson, Tracy Fannin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Irvin (PG), George Harris (SG), George Henderson (SF), Dennis Redd (PF), Richard Wright (C) Fred Chavira, Leland Griego, Jimmy Neiman, Leroy Reynolds, David Burnett | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Dan Buehler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Hardwick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Pinkerton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Duncan (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Earhart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Edward Irvin (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Redd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern State | George Henderson can't throw it down | 53-64 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern State | Dan Buehler takes the ball from Richard Wright | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-64 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern State | George Henderson hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by George Harris | 55-66 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick can't finish the layup | 55-66 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee State | Steven Duncan snags the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee State | Steven Duncan hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Terrance Hardwick | 58-66 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern State | George Harris is fouled on the floor by David Pinkerton - foul #3 on David Pinkerton, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker (PG), Christopher Geyer (SF), James Johnson (PF), Tracy Fannin (C) Dan Buehler, David Pinkerton, Steven Duncan, John Earhart | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Leland Griego (SG), David Burnett (C) Edward Irvin, Richard Wright | |
| 01:37 | Northwestern State | George Harris makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern State | George Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee State | Tracy Fannin snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee State | Robert Hawker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Irvin (PG) George Harris | |
| 01:20 | Northwestern State | Leland Griego buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Redd | 58-70 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee State | Edward Irvin is called for the reach on Robert Hawker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Irvin, team foul #6 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (PG), Brian Richey (SG), David Pinkerton (SF), Steven Duncan (PF), John Earhart (C) Robert Hawker, Terrance Hardwick, Christopher Geyer, James Johnson, Tracy Fannin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira (PG), George Harris (SG), Jimmy Neiman (SF), Robert Adams (PF), Richard Wright (C) Edward Irvin, Leland Griego, George Henderson, Dennis Redd, David Burnett | |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-70 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Neiman | 58-70 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | George Harris scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Chavira | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern State | Robert Adams buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Wright and he's fouled by David Pinkerton - foul #4 on David Pinkerton, team foul #8 | 58-75 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern State | Robert Adams misses the free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | Steven Duncan grabs the board | 58-75 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee State | Steven Duncan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Steven Duncan, team foul #9 | 58-75 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira runs out the clock | 58-75 |