| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Matthias (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Dickenson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Massie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Few (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Allen Hutchings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie is fouled on the floor by Gary Robinson - foul #2 on Gary Robinson, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson is denied on a layup by Gary Robinson | 37-33 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Calvin Matthias | 39-33 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | John Pagano banks in the layup and the foul's on Johnny Massie - foul #1 on Johnny Massie, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | John Pagano makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias blows the layup | 39-36 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee State | John Pagano scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Robinson | 39-38 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Allen Hutchings | 39-38 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee State | William Few makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Pagano | 39-40 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Massie | 41-40 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings comes up short on the floater in the paint | 41-40 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Few | 41-43 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee Martin | John Pagano steals the ball from Dwayne Dickenson | 41-43 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Patrick Stevenson - foul #1 on Patrick Stevenson, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas (PG), James Nelson (SG), John Ward (SF), Wesley Skidmore (PF) Charles Mahler, Calvin Matthias, Patrick Stevenson, Dwayne Dickenson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (PG), Donald Smith (SG), Ted Ruffin (C) John Pagano, William Few, Gary Robinson | |
| 16:30 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson travels with the ball | 41-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG) Floyd Paro | |
| 16:04 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings loses the dribble to Wesley Skidmore | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - James Thomas (fresh) SG - James Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ward (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wesley Skidmore (fresh) C - Johnny Massie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) PF - Allen Hutchings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Ruffin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-44 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin misses the lay-in | 41-44 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Skidmore | 41-44 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Nelson | 44-44 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith is called for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler (PG), Calvin Matthias (SG), Patrick Stevenson (SF), Donald Conner (PF), Dwayne Dickenson (C) James Thomas, James Nelson, John Ward, Wesley Skidmore, Johnny Massie | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), William Few (SG), Floyd Paro (SF), Gary Robinson (C) Darrin Luttrell, Buck Diggins, Donald Smith, Allen Hutchings | |
| 13:56 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin is called for traveling | 44-44 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Mahler | 47-44 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee State | William Few buries a 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Donald Conner, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Ward (SF), Wesley Skidmore (PF) Patrick Stevenson, Donald Conner | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings (PF) Ted Ruffin | |
| 12:09 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee State | William Few comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-47 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Calvin Matthias (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ward (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wesley Skidmore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwayne Dickenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Few (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Hutchings (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias drills a turnaround from close range set up by Charles Mahler | 49-49 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee State | William Few buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-52 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro clanks a floater from the right side | 52-52 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward is fouled on the floor by Gary Robinson - foul #3 on Gary Robinson, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson (SG), Patrick Stevenson (SF), Johnny Massie (C) Charles Mahler, Calvin Matthias, Dwayne Dickenson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Ted Ruffin (C) John Pagano, William Few, Floyd Paro, Gary Robinson | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Martin | Allen Hutchings picks off the pass by Johnny Massie | 52-52 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee State | James Nelson steps in front of the Ted Ruffin pass | 52-52 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson can't finish the layup | 52-52 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Allen Hutchings | 52-52 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson (PF) Wesley Skidmore | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 09:52 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 55-55 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie is hacked by Buck Diggins - foul #1 on Buck Diggins, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler (PG), Calvin Matthias (SG) John Ward, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Martin Wilson (C) Darrin Luttrell, Allen Hutchings | |
| 08:47 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore (PF) Dwayne Dickenson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro (SF) Donald Smith | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee State | Johnny Massie steals it from John Pagano | 55-55 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-55 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by John Pagano | 55-57 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore's floater is tipped away by Ted Ruffin | 55-57 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Calvin Matthias (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Skidmore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Massie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ted Ruffin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro clanks a shot from the baseline | 55-57 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin tips it back up and in | 55-59 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson is hacked by Buck Diggins - foul #2 on Buck Diggins, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Ward (PG), Donald Conner (PF) Charles Mahler, Patrick Stevenson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Few (SG), Allen Hutchings (PF), Gary Robinson (C) Buck Diggins, Ted Ruffin, Martin Wilson | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Few - foul #3 on William Few, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas (PG) Wesley Skidmore | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson is hacked by Johnny Massie - foul #2 on Johnny Massie, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson (SG) Calvin Matthias | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:44 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings's floater is tipped away by Johnny Massie | 57-59 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Ward | 60-59 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-59 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Thomas and he's fouled by Allen Hutchings - foul #2 on Allen Hutchings, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler (PG), Calvin Matthias (SG), Patrick Stevenson (SF), Dwayne Dickenson (C) James Thomas, James Nelson, John Ward, Johnny Massie | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (PG), Donald Smith (SF) John Pagano, Floyd Paro | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings is fouled on the floor by Donald Conner - foul #5 on Donald Conner, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore (PF) Donald Conner | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:32 | Tennessee State | William Few misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dwayne Dickenson | 66-63 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Buck Diggins | 66-66 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Dwayne Dickenson | 68-66 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Buck Diggins, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Floyd Paro (SF), Ted Ruffin (C) Buck Diggins, Donald Smith, Gary Robinson | |
| 04:27 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson is called for traveling | 68-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Ward (SF), Johnny Massie (C) Calvin Matthias, Patrick Stevenson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (SG) William Few | |
| 04:00 | Tennessee State | John Pagano comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ted Ruffin | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wesley Skidmore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwayne Dickenson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Massie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allen Hutchings (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Ruffin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-68 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings banks in the layup on a great pass from John Pagano | 68-70 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee Martin | Floyd Paro takes the ball from Charles Mahler | 68-70 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias (SG), Patrick Stevenson (SF) Wesley Skidmore, John Ward | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Few (SG), Gary Robinson (C) Buck Diggins, Ted Ruffin | |
| 02:49 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Stevenson - foul #2 on Patrick Stevenson, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson hits a shot from the right side set up by Patrick Stevenson | 70-71 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson banks in the layup on a great pass from John Pagano and he's hacked by Johnny Massie - foul #3 on Johnny Massie, team foul #8 | 70-73 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson makes the free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Patrick Stevenson | 73-74 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee State | William Few clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings grabs the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee State | William Few buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Paro | 73-77 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-77 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Floyd Paro | 73-77 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stevenson takes the ball from Floyd Paro | 73-77 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee Martin | Allen Hutchings blocks the short jumper by Johnny Massie | 73-77 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson gets the rebound | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee State | Johnny Massie is called for the reach on Floyd Paro - foul #4 on Johnny Massie, team foul #9 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG) John Pagano | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie snags the defensive board | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Stevenson | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee State | Calvin Matthias is called for the reach on William Few in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Matthias, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG) Darrin Luttrell | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee State | William Few makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee State | William Few makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-79 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson grabs the offensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-79 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Dickenson | 76-79 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-79 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings snags the defensive board | 76-79 |