| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Sumner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Hugo Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 4 ast. SF - David Vernon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Gilyard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Lillis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Sumner | 24-36 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 24-38 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Derek Gilyard - foul #2 on Derek Gilyard, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses the free throw | 26-38 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina State | David Lillis pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina State | David Vernon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Joe Deloera and he's hacked by David Lillis - foul #2 on David Lillis, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses the free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Derek Gilyard | 28-38 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard blows the layup | 28-38 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina State | David Lillis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by David McCune - foul #1 on David McCune, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard's fadeaway is rejected by John Thomas | 33-41 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires can't finish the layup | 33-41 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina State | David Lillis pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles travels with the ball | 33-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz (SF) Hugo Squires | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington (C) David Lillis | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual jams it set up by Joe Deloera | 35-41 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to David McCune | 35-41 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina State | David Vernon scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David McCune | 35-44 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Charles Mangual is blocked by Franklin Washington | 35-44 |
| 15:57 | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Sumner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mendelowitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Mangual (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Vernon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Gilyard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Mangual | 35-44 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina State | David McCune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), Albert Roberts (SG), Hugo Squires (SF), Gary Overbeck (PF) Joe Deloera, Arthur Sumner, Charles Mangual, John Thomas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Russ (PG), Earl Strauss (SG), Daniel Diederich (PF), David Lillis (C) David McCune, Phillip Toles, David Vernon, Derek Gilyard | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina State | David Lillis gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington is hacked by Hugo Squires - foul #3 on Hugo Squires, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dylan Brown (C) Robert Mendelowitz | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCune (PG) Franklin Washington | |
| 14:14 | South Carolina State | David Russ scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Diederich | 37-47 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by David Lillis - foul #3 on David Lillis, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:10 | South Carolina State | David Lillis grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina State | David Russ double dribbles | 37-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner (SG), John Thomas (C) Albert Roberts, Dylan Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 13:40 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck blows the layup | 37-47 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina State | David McCune gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina State | David Lillis connects on the jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Sumner | 39-49 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina State | David McCune hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina State | David Russ grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina State | David McCune loses the dribble to Percy Jefferson in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson lays it in | 41-49 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss is whistled for a carry | 41-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF), Charles Mangual (PF) Percy Jefferson, Hugo Squires, Gary Overbeck | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles (SG), David Vernon (SF), Derek Gilyard (PF), Franklin Washington (C) Earl Strauss, David Russ, Daniel Diederich, David Lillis | |
| 12:16 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Deloera | 44-49 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David McCune | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Sumner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Mendelowitz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Vernon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Gilyard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts (SG) Arthur Sumner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard lays it in on a nice dish by David McCune | 44-54 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Toles steals it from Joe Deloera in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina State | David Vernon hits a shot from the left wing set up by David McCune | 44-56 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Derek Gilyard | 44-56 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles is hacked by Albert Roberts - foul #2 on Albert Roberts, team foul #2 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner (SG), Hugo Squires (SF), Gary Overbeck (PF) Albert Roberts, Charles Mangual, John Thomas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Russ (PG), David Lillis (C) David McCune, Franklin Washington | |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Gary Overbeck is blocked by Derek Gilyard | 44-56 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina State | David Vernon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Joe Deloera | 44-56 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires is fouled on the floor by David Vernon - foul #2 on David Vernon, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), Dylan Brown (C) Joe Deloera, Robert Mendelowitz | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington (SF) David Vernon | |
| 09:38 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner loses the dribble to Franklin Washington | 44-56 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Hugo Squires denies the turnaround by Franklin Washington | 44-56 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington hits the follow up shot | 44-58 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina State | Percy Jefferson steps in front of the David Russ pass | 47-58 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson blows the layup | 47-58 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina State | David Russ knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Phillip Toles and the foul's on Dylan Brown - foul #1 on Dylan Brown, team foul #3 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Albert Roberts (SG), Charles Mangual (PF), John Thomas (C) Percy Jefferson, Arthur Sumner, Gary Overbeck, Dylan Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss (SG), David Vernon (SF), Daniel Diederich (C) Phillip Toles, Derek Gilyard, David Lillis | |
| 08:55 | South Carolina State | David Russ makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Albert Roberts | 50-61 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss is hacked by Albert Roberts - foul #3 on Albert Roberts, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz (SF) Hugo Squires | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCune (PG) David Russ | |
| 08:11 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich's layup is rejected by Charles Mangual | 50-61 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina State | David Vernon snags the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina State | David Vernon misses long on a shot from close range | 50-61 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera grabs the board | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Roberts (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Mendelowitz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earl Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Vernon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Diederich (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts double dribbles | 50-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner (SG) Albert Roberts | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Paulsen (C) Franklin Washington | |
| 07:25 | South Carolina State | David McCune misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 50-61 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual double dribbles | 50-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), Hugo Squires (SF) Joe Deloera, Robert Mendelowitz | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles (SG), David Russ (SF), Derek Gilyard (PF), David Lillis (C) Earl Strauss, David Vernon, Daniel Diederich, William Paulsen | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina State | David Lillis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina State | David Lillis tips it back up and in | 50-63 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington (SF) David McCune | |
| 06:10 | South Carolina State | David Russ misses the jump hook in the paint | 50-63 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Gilyard | 50-63 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina State | David Lillis's floater is knocked away by Hugo Squires | 50-63 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:49 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-63 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:27 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Percy Jefferson | 53-66 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Phillip Toles | 53-68 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Gary Overbeck (PF) Percy Jefferson, Charles Mangual | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCune (PG), David Vernon (SF) David Russ, David Lillis | |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Toles - foul #2 on Phillip Toles, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Deloera and he's fouled by Franklin Washington - foul #1 on Franklin Washington, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz (SF) Hugo Squires | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck misses the free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas grabs the offensive board | 55-68 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #5 | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Sumner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Mendelowitz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Overbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Vernon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Gilyard (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Franklin Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | South Carolina State | David McCune drills a floater from the right side | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), Albert Roberts (SG), Dylan Brown (C) Joe Deloera, Arthur Sumner, John Thomas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Russ (PG), Earl Strauss (SG), Daniel Diederich (PF), William Paulsen (C) David McCune, Phillip Toles, David Vernon, Derek Gilyard | |
| 02:52 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen jams it on a great pass from Earl Strauss | 55-72 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gary Overbeck | 57-72 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina State | David Russ connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Franklin Washington | 57-74 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Percy Jefferson | 59-74 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina State | Percy Jefferson is called for the reach on Earl Strauss - foul #1 on Percy Jefferson, team foul #6 | 59-74 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-74 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina State | David Russ tips it back up and in | 59-76 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee Tech | The short jumper by Dylan Brown is denied by William Paulsen | 59-76 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich gets the rebound | 59-76 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | Dylan Brown steals it from William Paulsen | 59-76 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-76 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss grabs the board | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina State | Franklin Washington clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-76 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee Tech | Dylan Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | David Russ runs out the clock | 59-76 |