| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Eugene Miller (fresh) SG - Lyle Dominquez (fresh) SF - Eric Lewis (fresh) PF - Sean Hendricks (fresh) C - Jeffery Lacy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Thomas Ziek (fresh) SG - Gregory Frizzell (fresh) SF - Charles Cotton (fresh) PF - Nelson Brixey (fresh) C - Eric Clemmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Nelson Brixey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee State | Thomas Ziek scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Quinnipiac | Nelson Brixey swats the short shot by Jeffery Lacy | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton misses the easy open layup | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis is hacked by Charles Cotton - foul #1 on Charles Cotton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Charles Cotton | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee State | Thomas Ziek is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Shaiming Fang (C) Jeffery Lacy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Quirion (PG), John Shavers (SG), Kenneth McCowan (SF), Victor Zuckerman (PF), Wesley Jones (C) Thomas Ziek, Gregory Frizzell, Charles Cotton, Nelson Brixey, Eric Clemmer | |
| 17:32 | Quinnipiac | Shaiming Fang misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Quinnipiac | Eugene Miller hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee State | Kenneth McCowan connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 17:01 | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Quinnipiac | Shaiming Fang tips it in | 6-4 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee State | Eugene Miller is called for the reach on John Shavers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Miller, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ivan Burkowski (PG), Paul Starkey (SG), Michael Westfield (SF), Richard Borel (C) Eugene Miller, Lyle Dominquez, Eric Lewis, Sean Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 16:42 | Tennessee State | Kenneth McCowan lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Wesley Jones | 6-6 |
| 16:25 | Quinnipiac | Ivan Burkowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Kenneth McCowan grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee State | Shaiming Fang is called for the reach on Victor Zuckerman - foul #1 on Shaiming Fang, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Lacy (C) Shaiming Fang | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Ziek (PG), Gregory Frizzell (SG), Charles Cotton (SF), Nelson Brixey (PF) Raymond Quirion, John Shavers, Kenneth McCowan, Victor Zuckerman | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee State | Gregory Frizzell grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Ivan Burkowski (fresh) SG - Paul Starkey (fresh) SF - Michael Westfield (fresh) PF - Richard Borel (fresh) C - Jeffery Lacy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Thomas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Frizzell (fresh) SF - Charles Cotton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nelson Brixey (fresh) C - Wesley Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Tennessee State | Thomas Ziek knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Gregory Frizzell | 6-9 |
| 15:05 | Quinnipiac | Richard Borel clanks a jump hook in the paint | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee State | Nelson Brixey gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee State | Wesley Jones makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Cotton | 6-11 |
| 14:07 | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey is fouled on the floor by Gregory Frizzell - foul #1 on Gregory Frizzell, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Eugene Miller (PG), Lyle Dominquez (SG), Eric Lewis (SF), Sean Hendricks (PF), Paul Green (C) Ivan Burkowski, Paul Starkey, Michael Westfield, Richard Borel, Jeffery Lacy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Quirion (PG), John Shavers (SG), Kenneth McCowan (SF), Victor Zuckerman (PF), Eric Clemmer (C) Thomas Ziek, Gregory Frizzell, Charles Cotton, Nelson Brixey, Wesley Jones | |
| 13:57 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Eugene Miller | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee State | Sean Hendricks swats the short shot by Eric Clemmer | 8-11 |
| 13:35 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:19 | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Miller | 11-11 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee State | Victor Zuckerman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 13:04 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:43 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis blows the dunk | 11-11 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee State | Eric Clemmer pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | John Shavers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:23 | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:04 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:02 | Quinnipiac | Paul Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:46 | Quinnipiac | Paul Green buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lyle Dominquez | 13-11 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee State | Victor Zuckerman makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Quirion | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Dominquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Raymond Quirion (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Shavers (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth McCowan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Zuckerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Clemmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth McCowan - foul #1 on Kenneth McCowan, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey (PG), Michael Westfield (SG), Shaiming Fang (PF), Jeffery Lacy (C) Eugene Miller, Lyle Dominquez, Sean Hendricks, Paul Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Ziek (PG), Gregory Frizzell (SG), Charles Cotton (SF), Nelson Brixey (PF), Wesley Jones (C) Raymond Quirion, John Shavers, Kenneth McCowan, Victor Zuckerman, Eric Clemmer | |
| 11:17 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:17 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee State | Wesley Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee State | Gregory Frizzell is hacked by Michael Westfield - foul #1 on Michael Westfield, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ivan Burkowski (PG) Eric Lewis | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee State | Thomas Ziek makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Frizzell | 14-17 |
| 10:14 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Lacy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wesley Jones - foul #1 on Wesley Jones, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| 10:14 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Lacy misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:14 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Lacy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 15-17 |
| 09:48 | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 09:33 | Quinnipiac | Michael Westfield lays it in on a nice dish by Ivan Burkowski | 17-17 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee State | Gregory Frizzell can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 17-17 |
| 09:11 | Quinnipiac | Michael Westfield pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:04 | Quinnipiac | Shaiming Fang is fouled on the floor by Wesley Jones - foul #2 on Wesley Jones, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Eugene Miller (PG), Lyle Dominquez (SG), Eric Lewis (SF), Sean Hendricks (PF), Richard Borel (C) Ivan Burkowski, Paul Starkey, Michael Westfield, Shaiming Fang, Jeffery Lacy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Eric Clemmer (C) Wesley Jones | |
| 08:53 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee State | Eric Clemmer grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee State | Eric Clemmer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee State | Eric Clemmer gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee State | Gregory Frizzell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee State | Nelson Brixey tips it home | 17-19 |
| 08:05 | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Quirion (PG), John Shavers (SG), Kenneth McCowan (SF), Victor Zuckerman (PF) Thomas Ziek, Gregory Frizzell, Charles Cotton, Nelson Brixey | |
| 08:02 | Tennessee State | Raymond Quirion is hacked by Eugene Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Miller, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | David Stewart (PG) Eugene Miller | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 07:45 | Tennessee State | Sean Hendricks is called for the reach on John Shavers - foul #1 on Sean Hendricks, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey (PG) David Stewart | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Percy McCrady (SF) Eric Clemmer | |
| 07:38 | Tennessee State | Percy McCrady is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Percy McCrady, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| 07:25 | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Hendricks | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Paul Starkey (fresh) SG - Lyle Dominquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Borel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Raymond Quirion (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Shavers (fresh) SF - Percy McCrady (fresh) PF - Kenneth McCowan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Zuckerman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee State | Kenneth McCowan misses long on an open jumper from close range | 20-19 |
| 07:07 | Quinnipiac | Eric Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:52 | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Quirion - foul #1 on Raymond Quirion, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ivan Burkowski (PG), Michael Westfield (SF), Shaiming Fang (PF), Jeffery Lacy (C) Lyle Dominquez, Eric Lewis, Sean Hendricks, Richard Borel | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:52 | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:52 | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee State | John Shavers is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Zuckerman | 22-22 |
| 06:00 | Quinnipiac | Michael Westfield is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McCowan - foul #2 on Kenneth McCowan, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez (SG), Eric Lewis (SF) Paul Starkey, Shaiming Fang | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Ziek (PG), Gregory Frizzell (SG), Charles Cotton (SF), Nelson Brixey (PF), Eric Clemmer (C) Raymond Quirion, John Shavers, Percy McCrady, Kenneth McCowan, Victor Zuckerman | |
| 06:00 | Quinnipiac | Michael Westfield makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:00 | Quinnipiac | Michael Westfield misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee State | Eric Clemmer snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee State | Michael Westfield steals the ball from Charles Cotton | 23-22 |
| 05:39 | Quinnipiac | Ivan Burkowski buries a 3 from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Ziek and the foul's on Michael Westfield - foul #2 on Michael Westfield, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | David Stewart (PG), Sean Hendricks (PF), Richard Borel (C) Ivan Burkowski, Michael Westfield, Jeffery Lacy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:10 | Quinnipiac | David Stewart knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Lyle Dominquez | 28-25 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee State | Thomas Ziek throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 04:47 | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-25 |
| 04:45 | Quinnipiac | The offensive rebound goes to David Stewart | 28-25 |
| 04:35 | Quinnipiac | Lyle Dominquez misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-25 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee State | Nelson Brixey snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee State | Eric Clemmer hits a runner from the baseline set up by Nelson Brixey and he's hacked by Richard Borel - foul #1 on Richard Borel, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey (SG), Shaiming Fang (C) Lyle Dominquez, Richard Borel | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Shavers (SG) Gregory Frizzell | |
| 04:16 | Tennessee State | Eric Clemmer misses the free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:16 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:58 | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey misses short on a runner near the basket | 28-27 |
| 03:56 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee State | Paul Starkey picks off the pass by John Shavers in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 03:45 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Cotton - foul #2 on Charles Cotton, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Eugene Miller (PG), Jeffery Lacy (C) David Stewart, Eric Lewis | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Quirion (PG), Kenneth McCowan (SF), Victor Zuckerman (PF), Wesley Jones (C) Thomas Ziek, Charles Cotton, Nelson Brixey, Eric Clemmer | |
| 03:45 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:45 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee State | Raymond Quirion misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:30 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Jeffery Lacy | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shaiming Fang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Hendricks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Lacy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Raymond Quirion (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Shavers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth McCowan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Zuckerman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wesley Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Quinnipiac | Eugene Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee State | Kenneth McCowan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee State | John Shavers knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth McCowan | 32-30 |
| 02:37 | Quinnipiac | Eugene Miller misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee State | Wesley Jones snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee State | Kenneth McCowan is hacked by Paul Starkey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Starkey, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ivan Burkowski (SG), Michael Westfield (SF), Richard Borel (C) Paul Starkey, Shaiming Fang, Jeffery Lacy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gregory Frizzell (SG), Charles Cotton (SF) Raymond Quirion, Wesley Jones | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee State | Kenneth McCowan makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee State | Kenneth McCowan misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:32 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:11 | Quinnipiac | Richard Borel scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Miller | 34-31 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee State | John Shavers clanks a floater from the right side | 34-31 |
| 01:53 | Quinnipiac | Ivan Burkowski pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:31 | Quinnipiac | Richard Borel misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee State | Kenneth McCowan grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee State | Charles Cotton hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Shavers | 34-33 |
| 01:08 | Quinnipiac | Sean Hendricks buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Burkowski | 36-33 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee State | Gregory Frizzell is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Burkowski - foul #1 on Ivan Burkowski, team foul #9 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Paul Starkey (PG), Lyle Dominquez (SG), Eric Lewis (SF), Paul Green (C) Eugene Miller, Ivan Burkowski, Sean Hendricks, Richard Borel | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Ziek (PG), Percy McCrady (SF), Nelson Brixey (PF), Eric Clemmer (C) John Shavers, Charles Cotton, Kenneth McCowan, Victor Zuckerman | |
| 01:04 | Tennessee State | Gregory Frizzell makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee State | Gregory Frizzell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:51 | Quinnipiac | Paul Green misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee State | Percy McCrady gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | Percy McCrady misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 36-35 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Nelson Brixey grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee State | Lyle Dominquez steals the ball from Gregory Frizzell | 36-35 |
| 00:09 | Quinnipiac | Paul Green clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Eric Clemmer | 36-35 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | Percy McCrady can't finish the layup | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | Paul Green snags the defensive board | 36-35 |