| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Paul Seiler (fresh) SG - David Archibald (fresh) SF - Michael Headley (fresh) PF - John Antle (fresh) C - Don Blake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clayton Madison (fresh) SG - James Wallace (fresh) SF - Phillip Hage (fresh) PF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) C - Wilbert Degen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Georgia Southern | Michael Headley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Wallace | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Georgia Southern | Michael Headley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Georgia Southern | John Antle grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Georgia Southern | David Archibald drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Georgia Southern | John Antle misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Chattanooga | Don Blake takes the ball from Phillip Hage | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | Georgia Southern | David Archibald can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Chattanooga | James Wallace hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Phillip Hage | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Georgia Southern | David Archibald is hacked by James Wallace - foul #1 on James Wallace, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht (PG) Paul Seiler | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Willie Morgan (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Dragan Zayicek (C) Clayton Madison, James Wallace, Phillip Hage, Dikembe Sow, Wilbert Degen | |
| 17:01 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Archibald | 5-5 |
| 16:53 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Timothy Baker (SG), John McDonald (SF), Edward Imai (PF), Wayne Cottingham (C) David Archibald, Michael Headley, John Antle, Don Blake | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 16:33 | Georgia Southern | Timothy Baker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Chattanooga | Frank Wilson snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:15 | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught is fouled on the floor by Edward Imai - foul #1 on Edward Imai, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison (PG) Donald Vaught | |
| 15:50 | Chattanooga | Frank Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dragan Zayicek | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Harry Albrecht (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Baker (fresh) SF - John McDonald (fresh) PF - Edward Imai (fresh) C - Wayne Cottingham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clayton Madison (fresh) SG - Michael Baker (fresh) SF - Willie Morgan (fresh) PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dragan Zayicek (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:25 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:23 | Georgia Southern | Edward Imai grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 15:01 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | David Archibald (SG), Michael Headley (SF), John Antle (PF), Don Blake (C) Timothy Baker, John McDonald, Edward Imai, Wayne Cottingham | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Wallace (SG), Phillip Hage (SF), Dikembe Sow (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) Michael Baker, Willie Morgan, Frank Wilson, Dragan Zayicek | |
| 15:01 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:39 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Clayton Madison | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Wilbert Degen - foul #1 on Wilbert Degen, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Paul Seiler (PG) Harry Albrecht | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Michael Baker (SF), Frank Wilson (C) Dikembe Sow, Wilbert Degen | |
| 14:32 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:23 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Clayton Madison | 11-11 |
| 14:05 | Georgia Southern | John Antle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 14:03 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:45 | Chattanooga | James Wallace misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 13:43 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:35 | Georgia Southern | Phillip Hage steals the ball from David Archibald | 11-11 |
| 13:14 | Chattanooga | James Wallace loses the dribble to Michael Headley | 11-11 |
| 12:52 | Georgia Southern | Phillip Hage steals it from Paul Seiler | 11-11 |
| 12:29 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Baker and the foul's on John Antle - foul #1 on John Antle, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht (PG), John McDonald (SF), Edward Imai (C) Paul Seiler, Michael Headley, Don Blake | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught (PG), Willie Morgan (SG), Dikembe Sow (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) Clayton Madison, James Wallace, Michael Baker, Frank Wilson | |
| 12:29 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:29 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to David Archibald | 11-13 |
| 12:08 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:54 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 11:52 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:43 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 11:42 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen gets the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Harry Albrecht (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Archibald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McDonald (fresh) PF - John Antle (fairly fresh) C - Edward Imai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Donald Vaught (fresh) SG - Willie Morgan (fresh) SF - Phillip Hage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) C - Wilbert Degen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-13 |
| 11:25 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to John Antle | 13-13 |
| 11:06 | Georgia Southern | John Antle buries a jump hook from the right block | 15-13 |
| 10:56 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Vaught | 15-15 |
| 10:44 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 10:42 | Georgia Southern | John McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:27 | Georgia Southern | John McDonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Paul Seiler (PG), Michael Headley (SF), Don Blake (C) David Archibald, John McDonald, John Antle | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison (PG), James Wallace (SG), Michael Baker (SF) Donald Vaught, Willie Morgan, Phillip Hage | |
| 10:12 | Chattanooga | Michael Baker is fouled on the floor by Michael Headley - foul #1 on Michael Headley, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Wayne Cottingham (PF) Edward Imai | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 09:59 | Chattanooga | James Wallace scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Baker | 15-17 |
| 09:41 | Georgia Southern | Michael Headley misses the jump hook from close range | 15-17 |
| 09:40 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:15 | Georgia Southern | Paul Seiler misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Timothy Baker (SG) Harry Albrecht | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan (SF), Phillip Hage (PF), Frank Wilson (C) Michael Baker, Dikembe Sow, Wilbert Degen | |
| 09:15 | Georgia Southern | Paul Seiler makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:15 | Georgia Southern | Paul Seiler makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:02 | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 09:00 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:41 | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Wallace | 17-19 |
| 08:26 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #1 on Frank Wilson, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | David Archibald (SG), John Antle (PF) Timothy Baker, Wayne Cottingham | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) Willie Morgan, Frank Wilson | |
| 08:26 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:26 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:08 | Chattanooga | Michael Headley takes the ball from Clayton Madison | 19-19 |
| 07:53 | Georgia Southern | David Archibald clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 07:51 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 07:31 | Chattanooga | John Antle is called for the reach on Clayton Madison - foul #2 on John Antle, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht (PG), John McDonald (SF), Edward Imai (PF) Paul Seiler, Michael Headley, John Antle | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Dragan Zayicek (C) Phillip Hage, Dikembe Sow, Wilbert Degen | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Harry Albrecht (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Archibald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McDonald (fresh) PF - Edward Imai (fresh) C - Don Blake (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clayton Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Morgan (fresh) PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dragan Zayicek (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clayton Madison | 21-22 |
| 07:08 | Georgia Southern | David Archibald knocks in the turnaround from close range | 23-22 |
| 06:58 | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-22 |
| 06:57 | Chattanooga | Frank Wilson grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 06:36 | Chattanooga | James Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 06:35 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:29 | Georgia Southern | Edward Imai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Timothy Baker (SG), Michael Headley (SF), Wayne Cottingham (C) David Archibald, John McDonald, Don Blake | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage (SF), Dikembe Sow (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) Willie Morgan, Frank Wilson, Dragan Zayicek | |
| 06:09 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow misses the lay-in | 23-22 |
| 06:07 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 05:49 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen throws it down set up by Clayton Madison | 23-24 |
| 05:27 | Georgia Southern | Clayton Madison is called for the reach on Wayne Cottingham - foul #1 on Clayton Madison, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Paul Seiler (PG), David Archibald (SG) Harry Albrecht, Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Dragan Zayicek (C) Wilbert Degen | |
| 05:17 | Georgia Southern | Paul Seiler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan (SF) Phillip Hage | |
| 04:57 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Clayton Madison | 23-26 |
| 04:51 | Georgia Southern | David Archibald is fouled on the floor by Willie Morgan - foul #1 on Willie Morgan, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John McDonald (SF), Don Blake (C) Michael Headley, Edward Imai | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) Willie Morgan, Dikembe Sow, Dragan Zayicek | |
| 04:51 | Georgia Southern | David Archibald makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:51 | Georgia Southern | David Archibald misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:51 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:34 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen is hacked by Don Blake - foul #1 on Don Blake, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Timothy Baker (SF) Wayne Cottingham | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan (SG), Dikembe Sow (PF) James Wallace, Frank Wilson | |
| 04:18 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage blows the layup but the foul's on Timothy Baker - foul #1 on Timothy Baker, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Wallace (SG), Frank Wilson (PF), Dragan Zayicek (C) Willie Morgan, Dikembe Sow, Wilbert Degen | |
| 04:18 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:18 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:54 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Wilson - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Michael Headley (SF), John Antle (PF) Timothy Baker, John McDonald | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Michael Baker (SG), Dikembe Sow (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) James Wallace, Frank Wilson, Dragan Zayicek | |
| 03:54 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:54 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:33 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow travels with the ball | 26-28 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht (PG), Timothy Baker (SG) Paul Seiler, David Archibald | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught (PG), Willie Morgan (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Dragan Zayicek (C) Clayton Madison, Phillip Hage, Dikembe Sow, Wilbert Degen | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Harry Albrecht (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Timothy Baker (fresh) SF - Michael Headley (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Antle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Donald Vaught (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dragan Zayicek (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht connects on the shot from the baseline set up by John Antle and he's hacked by Donald Vaught - foul #1 on Donald Vaught, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison (PG), Phillip Hage (SF), Dikembe Sow (PF), Wilbert Degen (C) Donald Vaught, Willie Morgan, Frank Wilson, Dragan Zayicek | |
| 03:19 | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:05 | Chattanooga | Don Blake blocks the short jumper by Wilbert Degen | 29-28 |
| 03:04 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 02:57 | Georgia Southern | Don Blake clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-28 |
| 02:55 | Chattanooga | Phillip Hage grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 02:36 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Don Blake - foul #2 on Don Blake, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | David Archibald (SG), Edward Imai (C) Timothy Baker, Don Blake | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Wallace (SG), Willie Morgan (SF), Frank Wilson (PF) Michael Baker, Phillip Hage, Dikembe Sow | |
| 02:36 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:36 | Chattanooga | Wilbert Degen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:20 | Georgia Southern | John Antle's fadeaway is rejected by Wilbert Degen | 29-29 |
| 02:18 | Chattanooga | Frank Wilson grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 01:59 | Chattanooga | James Wallace hits a floater from the right wing set up by Clayton Madison | 29-31 |
| 01:43 | Georgia Southern | Michael Headley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 01:42 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Willie Morgan | 29-31 |
| 01:15 | Chattanooga | Willie Morgan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 01:14 | Georgia Southern | Edward Imai gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:53 | Georgia Southern | Edward Imai misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Wilbert Degen - foul #2 on Wilbert Degen, team foul #10 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Paul Seiler (PG), John McDonald (SF), Don Blake (C) Harry Albrecht, Michael Headley, John Antle | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Donald Vaught (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Phillip Hage (SF), Dikembe Sow (PF), Dragan Zayicek (C) Clayton Madison, James Wallace, Willie Morgan, Frank Wilson, Wilbert Degen | |
| 00:53 | Georgia Southern | Edward Imai misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:53 | Georgia Southern | Edward Imai makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:46 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Don Blake - foul #3 on Don Blake, team foul #8 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Timothy Baker (SG), Wayne Cottingham (C) David Archibald, Don Blake | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 00:46 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:46 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:27 | Georgia Southern | John McDonald knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Baker | 33-33 |
| 00:04 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow misses the easy layup but the foul's on John McDonald - foul #1 on John McDonald, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Harry Albrecht (SG), John Antle (PF) Timothy Baker, Edward Imai | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clayton Madison (PG), James Wallace (SG) Donald Vaught, Michael Baker | |
| 00:04 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:04 | Chattanooga | Dikembe Sow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Southern | John McDonald misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-35 |