| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Fred Weisser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Huskins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andy Christie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Gladden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Wayne Carrington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Quick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Rey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Huskins clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 19:10 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Harris and he's fouled by Fred Weisser - foul #3 on Fred Weisser, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Donalson (PG) Fred Weisser | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 19:10 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bobby Donalson | 45-40 |
| 18:19 | Jacksonville State | Brent Gladden blocks the short jumper by Wayne Carrington | 45-40 |
| 18:17 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Quick | 45-40 |
| 18:06 | Jacksonville State | John Bennett steps in front of the Jessie Quick pass | 45-40 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Huskins is hacked by Marvin Williams - foul #1 on Marvin Williams, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Donalson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 17:50 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 17:34 | Jacksonville State | John Bennett picks off the pass by Marvin Williams | 45-40 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Donalson buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Huskins | 47-40 |
| 17:06 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris's pass is intercepted by Bobby Donalson | 47-40 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 16:54 | Jacksonville State | James Rey grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 16:49 | Jacksonville State | Andy Christie is called for the reach on James Rey - foul #1 on Andy Christie, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell (SF), James Crockett (C) Andy Christie, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Yoder (SF), John Waters (PF), Maurice Duncan (C) Wayne Carrington, Jessie Quick, James Rey | |
| 16:28 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-40 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee Tech | James Crockett pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Donalson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett tips it but misses | 47-40 |
| 16:17 | Jacksonville State | John Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:04 | Jacksonville State | The jumper by Marvin Williams is denied by Gerald Huskins | 47-40 |
| 16:03 | Jacksonville State | John Waters tips it in | 47-42 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Huskins banks in the layup set up by James Crockett and he's hacked by Marvin Williams - foul #2 on Marvin Williams, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fred Weisser (PG), William Ratliff (SF) Bobby Donalson, John Bennett | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders (PG), Olen Morton (SG), Wayne Carrington (SF), Jessie Quick (PF), Samuel Baker (C) Mark Harris, Marvin Williams, Lonnie Yoder, John Waters, Maurice Duncan | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Huskins makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Fred Weisser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Huskins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Bushnell (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Crockett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olen Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Carrington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Quick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Olen Morton and he's fouled by William Ratliff - foul #2 on William Ratliff, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bruner (C) Gerald Huskins | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 15:37 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Carrington is called for the reach on William Ratliff - foul #1 on Wayne Carrington, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie (SF), Brent Gladden (C) William Ratliff, Charles Bruner | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 14:58 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie is fouled on the floor by Samuel Baker - foul #4 on Samuel Baker, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Rey (C) Samuel Baker | |
| 14:44 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie blows the layup | 50-45 |
| 14:43 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:29 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-48 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Bushnell, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett (PF) James Crockett | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), Marvin Williams (SG) Paul Sanders, Olen Morton | |
| 13:54 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Wayne Carrington | 50-51 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Bennett | 50-51 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett scores on a floater in the paint set up by Andy Christie | 52-51 |
| 13:11 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick banks in the layup on a great pass from Marvin Williams | 52-53 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett makes the jumper near the basket | 54-53 |
| 12:31 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jessie Quick | 54-55 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Weisser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Donalson (PG), Gerald Huskins (SG), William Ratliff (SF), James Crockett (C) Fred Weisser, Raymond Bushnell, Andy Christie, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Yoder (SF), John Waters (PF), Maurice Duncan (C) Wayne Carrington, Jessie Quick, James Rey | |
| 12:16 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Duncan misses short on a runner in the lane | 54-55 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Huskins lays it up and in | 56-55 |
| 11:51 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Duncan can't finish the layup | 56-55 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Bobby Donalson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Huskins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Crockett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Mark Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Williams (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Lonnie Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Duncan (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Crockett and he's hacked by Lonnie Yoder - foul #1 on Lonnie Yoder, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bruner (C) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders (PG), Olen Morton (SG) Mark Harris, Marvin Williams | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee Tech | William Ratliff makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 11:30 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lonnie Yoder | 59-57 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Tech | James Crockett buries a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by John Waters - foul #2 on John Waters, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Rey (PF) Maurice Duncan | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Tech | James Crockett makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 11:06 | Jacksonville State | James Rey misses the fadeaway from close range | 62-57 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to William Ratliff | 62-57 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Huskins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 10:57 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 10:53 | Jacksonville State | James Rey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 10:51 | Jacksonville State | John Waters grabs the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 10:31 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 10:30 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to James Rey | 62-57 |
| 10:19 | Jacksonville State | James Rey is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Rey, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fred Weisser (PG), Andy Christie (SF), John Bennett (PF), Brent Gladden (C) Bobby Donalson, William Ratliff, James Crockett, Charles Bruner | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), Marvin Williams (SG), Wayne Carrington (SF), Jessie Quick (PF) Paul Sanders, Olen Morton, Lonnie Yoder, John Waters | |
| 10:16 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Weisser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 10:07 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington makes the runner from the right block | 62-59 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 09:23 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick misses the turnaround from close range | 64-59 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 09:15 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 09:01 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Andy Christie - foul #2 on Andy Christie, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell (SG) Gerald Huskins | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Waters (C) James Rey | |
| 09:01 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 09:01 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Tech | Marvin Williams steps in front of the Andy Christie pass | 64-61 |
| 08:25 | Jacksonville State | John Waters makes the jumper from the left side | 64-63 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Weisser misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-63 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden misses the tip | 64-63 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Gladden | 64-63 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Weisser | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Fred Weisser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Bushnell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andy Christie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brent Gladden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Williams (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Wayne Carrington (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Quick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Jacksonville State | John Waters travels with the ball | 67-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Donalson (PG), Gerald Huskins (SG), William Ratliff (SF), James Crockett (C) Fred Weisser, Andy Christie, John Bennett, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders (PG), Olen Morton (SG), Lonnie Yoder (SF), Samuel Baker (C) Mark Harris, Marvin Williams, Wayne Carrington, Jessie Quick | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by John Waters - foul #3 on John Waters, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Rey (SF) Lonnie Yoder | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:05 | Jacksonville State | John Waters hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 70-65 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Huskins misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 70-65 |
| 06:42 | Jacksonville State | John Waters snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 06:16 | Jacksonville State | James Rey connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Olen Morton | 70-67 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Donalson is hacked by Paul Sanders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), Marvin Williams (SG), Wayne Carrington (SF), Jessie Quick (PF) Paul Sanders, Olen Morton, James Rey, John Waters | |
| 06:14 | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Donalson misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 06:14 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 05:55 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Williams | 70-70 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee Tech | Jessie Quick denies the turnaround by James Crockett | 70-70 |
| 05:37 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 05:12 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 05:11 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Baker | 70-70 |
| 05:03 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fred Weisser (PG), Andy Christie (SF), John Bennett (PF), Brent Gladden (C) Bobby Donalson, Gerald Huskins, Raymond Bushnell, James Crockett | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Ratliff | 72-70 |
| 04:10 | Jacksonville State | Brent Gladden is called for the reach on Samuel Baker - foul #2 on Brent Gladden, team foul #6 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Huskins (SG) William Ratliff | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders (SG), James Rey (PF), John Waters (C) Marvin Williams, Jessie Quick, Samuel Baker | |
| 03:58 | Jacksonville State | James Rey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-70 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Huskins | 75-70 |
| 03:31 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Brent Gladden - foul #3 on Brent Gladden, team foul #7 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton (SG), Lonnie Yoder (SF) Mark Harris, Wayne Carrington | |
| 03:31 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:31 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:31 | Jacksonville State | John Waters snags the offensive board | 75-71 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Fred Weisser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Huskins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy Christie (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brent Gladden (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Olen Morton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lonnie Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Rey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 03:03 | Jacksonville State | James Rey pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:43 | Jacksonville State | James Rey knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Lonnie Yoder | 75-73 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Huskins misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 75-73 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Huskins | 75-73 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie's pass is intercepted by Olen Morton | 75-73 |
| 02:13 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), Marvin Williams (SG), Wayne Carrington (SF), Jessie Quick (PF), Samuel Baker (C) Paul Sanders, Olen Morton, Lonnie Yoder, James Rey, John Waters | |
| 01:56 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Mark Harris | 75-75 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Tech | Marvin Williams is called for the reach on Brent Gladden - foul #3 on Marvin Williams, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:15 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-75 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Weisser grabs the board | 77-75 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-75 |
| 01:07 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris pulls down the rebound | 77-75 |
| 00:58 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams knocks in the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Gerald Huskins - foul #2 on Gerald Huskins, team foul #8 | 77-77 |
| 00:58 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams makes the free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington misses long on a jumper from the right block | 77-78 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Carrington swats the short shot by Andy Christie | 77-78 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett snags the offensive board | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | John Bennett comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 77-78 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 77-78 |