| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Matthias (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaac Echevarria (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Massie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Cunningham inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie can't connect on a runner in the lane | 38-36 |
| 19:45 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee State | John Pagano can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales tips it home | 40-38 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler lays it in on a great pass from Isaac Echevarria | 40-40 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales misses the turnaround from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Charles Mahler | 40-40 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 40-40 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee State | John Pagano makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Massie | 43-43 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Buck Diggins | 45-43 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Matthias | 45-45 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 45-45 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee State | John Pagano connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Buck Diggins | 47-45 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins is hacked by Calvin Matthias - foul #2 on Calvin Matthias, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Donald Smith (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Raymond Chamlee (PF), Harold Black (C) John Pagano, Buck Diggins, Floyd Paro, John Mitchell, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Ward (PG), James Thomas (SG), James Nelson (SF), John Kimbrel (PF), Raymond Daly (C) Charles Mahler, Calvin Matthias, Gary Cunningham, Isaac Echevarria, Johnny Massie | |
| 15:56 | Tennessee State | John Ward steals the ball from Donald Smith | 47-45 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Ward | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) PF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Black (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Kimbrel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Daly (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrin Luttrell, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson (PF) John Kimbrel | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Daly | 47-49 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee State | Harold Black's floater is tipped away by Dwayne Dickenson | 47-49 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 47-49 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Daly pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Ward | 47-51 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee State | Harold Black's pass is intercepted by John Ward | 47-51 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Ward | 47-53 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-53 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Chamlee - foul #1 on Raymond Chamlee, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), Floyd Paro (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Harry Corrales (C) Darrin Luttrell, Donald Smith, Thomas Brown, Raymond Chamlee, Harold Black | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias (SG), Gary Cunningham (SF), Johnny Massie (C) James Thomas, James Nelson, Raymond Daly | |
| 14:03 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee State | Johnny Massie swats the layup by John Mitchell | 47-55 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias is called for a charge - foul #3 on Calvin Matthias, team foul #2 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler (PG), Isaac Echevarria (PF) John Ward, Dwayne Dickenson | |
| 13:11 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro scores on a 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-55 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro grabs the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Pagano | 53-55 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias makes the floater from the left wing set up by Isaac Echevarria | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Matthias (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaac Echevarria (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Massie (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee State | John Pagano is fouled on the floor by Johnny Massie - foul #3 on Johnny Massie, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (SG), Raymond Chamlee (PF) Buck Diggins, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Ward (SF), Dwayne Dickenson (PF) Gary Cunningham, Isaac Echevarria | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Dickenson | 53-57 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Massie | 53-60 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro is hacked by John Ward - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (SG), Harold Black (C) Floyd Paro, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson (SF), Raymond Daly (C) Calvin Matthias, Johnny Massie | |
| 10:32 | Tennessee State | John Pagano makes the floater from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Mitchell (PF) John Pagano | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas (SG) Charles Mahler | |
| 09:47 | Tennessee State | Harold Black connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Darrin Luttrell and he's hacked by Raymond Daly - foul #1 on Raymond Daly, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (SG), Floyd Paro (SF) Donald Smith, Raymond Chamlee | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias (SG), Gary Cunningham (SF), Isaac Echevarria (PF), Johnny Massie (C) James Thomas, James Nelson, Dwayne Dickenson, Raymond Daly | |
| 09:47 | Tennessee State | Harold Black misses the free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee Martin | Isaac Echevarria hits the follow up shot | 57-62 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-62 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee State | Harold Black snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Harry Corrales (C) Darrin Luttrell, Harold Black | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler (PG) John Ward | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee Martin | Isaac Echevarria double dribbles | 59-62 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee State | John Pagano jams it set up by Buck Diggins | 61-62 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Mitchell - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #3 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (PF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson (SF), Dwayne Dickenson (PF) Gary Cunningham, Isaac Echevarria | |
| 08:08 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by James Nelson | 61-64 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Matthias (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwayne Dickenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Johnny Massie (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson is hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #4 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (SG), Raymond Chamlee (PF) Buck Diggins, Floyd Paro | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Ward (SG), Raymond Daly (C) Calvin Matthias, Johnny Massie | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Martin | James Nelson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee State | John Pagano hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 61-64 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales grabs the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith tips it in | 63-64 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward is whistled for traveling | 63-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Darrin Luttrell, Raymond Chamlee | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias (SG), Gary Cunningham (SF), Isaac Echevarria (PF), Johnny Massie (C) Charles Mahler, James Nelson, Dwayne Dickenson, Raymond Daly | |
| 06:10 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Cunningham grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Smith picks off the pass by Calvin Matthias | 63-64 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith hits the finger roll | 65-64 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Ward | 65-67 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Pagano | 68-67 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee Martin | John Pagano is called for the reach on John Ward - foul #3 on John Pagano, team foul #5 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), Harold Black (C) John Pagano, Donald Smith, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas (PG) John Ward | |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Johnny Massie | 68-69 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee State | Harold Black travels with the ball | 68-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler (PG) James Thomas | |
| 04:27 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Mahler | 68-71 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Buck Diggins | 70-71 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Mahler | 70-74 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 70-74 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro tips it home | 72-74 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Floyd Paro (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Matthias (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Echevarria (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Massie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee Martin | Floyd Paro takes the ball from Johnny Massie | 72-74 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Buck Diggins | 75-74 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias is hacked by Buck Diggins - foul #2 on Buck Diggins, team foul #6 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Donald Smith (SF), Raymond Chamlee (PF), Harry Corrales (C) Darrin Luttrell, Floyd Paro, John Mitchell, Harold Black | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Ward (PG), James Thomas (SG), James Nelson (SF), Dwayne Dickenson (PF), Raymond Daly (C) Charles Mahler, Calvin Matthias, Gary Cunningham, Isaac Echevarria, Johnny Massie | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Chamlee is called for the reach on John Ward - foul #2 on Raymond Chamlee, team foul #7 | 75-74 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler (PG), Calvin Matthias (SG) James Thomas, James Nelson | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee lays it up and in on a great pass from Buck Diggins | 77-76 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Donald Smith, Raymond Chamlee | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gary Cunningham (SF), Isaac Echevarria (PF), Johnny Massie (C) John Ward, Dwayne Dickenson, Raymond Daly | |
| 02:03 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie banks in the layup | 77-78 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales scores on a jump hook near the basket | 79-78 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Floyd Paro - foul #1 on Floyd Paro, team foul #8 | 79-78 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Harry Corrales | 79-78 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-78 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee State | John Pagano snags the offensive board | 79-78 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-78 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales tips it but misses | 79-78 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler pulls down the rebound | 79-78 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Mahler | 79-81 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Isaac Echevarria - foul #3 on Isaac Echevarria, team foul #8 | 79-81 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Cunningham clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Pagano - foul #4 on John Pagano, team foul #9 | 81-81 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales snags the defensive board | 81-82 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Mahler - foul #2 on Charles Mahler, team foul #9 | 81-82 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 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 (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Martin | Isaac Echevarria is fouled on the floor by Floyd Paro - foul #2 on Floyd Paro, team foul #10 | 83-82 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Martin | Isaac Echevarria makes the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Martin | Isaac Echevarria makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | John Pagano can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 83-84 |