| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Ray Carpenter (fresh) SG - Richard Horton (fresh) SF - Mark Lapointe (fresh) PF - Eugene Macleod (fresh) C - Kevin Engle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mike Stewart (fresh) SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) SF - Harold Spaeth (fresh) PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) C - Michael Poole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Kevin Engle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth's pass is intercepted by Mark Lapointe in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mike Stewart - foul #1 on Mike Stewart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Eugene Macleod - foul #1 on Eugene Macleod, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Austin Peay | Kevin Engle grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe dunks the ball and he's hacked by Peter Taylor - foul #1 on Peter Taylor, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 18:55 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe misses the free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kerry Anderson | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Mike Stewart - foul #2 on Mike Stewart, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman (PG) Mike Stewart | |
| 18:20 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:20 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-4 |
| 18:03 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 17:57 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:56 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:35 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Engle - foul #1 on Kevin Engle, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Edward Platt (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Clarence Billups (PF), Edwin Walczak (C) Ray Carpenter, Richard Horton, Mark Lapointe, Eugene Macleod, Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF) Kerry Anderson, Harold Spaeth, Peter Taylor | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Edwin Walczak | 8-5 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner is hacked by Edward Platt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Platt, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Cox (C) Michael Poole | |
| 16:33 | Tennessee State | Clarence Billups steals the ball from Jerry Ratner | 8-5 |
| 16:21 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess is hacked by Jerry Ratner - foul #1 on Jerry Ratner, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Downes (SG) Marcus Feldman | |
| 16:07 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman jams it on a nice dish by Edward Platt | 10-5 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee State | Harvey Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 15:46 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Byron Burgess (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Platt (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Billups (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Walczak (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jerry Ratner (fresh) SG - Robert Downes (fresh) SF - Harvey Johnson (fresh) PF - Bradley Reichman (fresh) C - Paul Cox (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 15:40 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak tips it home | 12-5 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee State | Robert Downes's pass is intercepted by Edward Platt in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| 15:18 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak blows the dunk | 12-5 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee State | Harvey Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee State | Bradley Reichman lays it in set up by Jerry Ratner | 12-7 |
| 14:50 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups's layup is rejected by Paul Cox | 12-7 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee State | Byron Burgess is called for the reach on Jerry Ratner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Byron Burgess, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Richard Horton (SG), Mark Lapointe (SF), Eugene Macleod (PF), Jon Swafford (C) Byron Burgess, Edward Platt, Robert Bowman, Clarence Billups, Edwin Walczak | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Harold Spaeth (SF), Peter Taylor (PF), Michael Poole (C) Jerry Ratner, Robert Downes, Harvey Johnson, Bradley Reichman, Paul Cox | |
| 14:28 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Spaeth | 12-10 |
| 14:07 | Austin Peay | Peter Taylor swats the short shot by Eugene Macleod | 12-10 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Peter Taylor | 12-10 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole misses the dunk attempt | 12-10 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole slams it home | 12-12 |
| 13:23 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 12-12 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups (SG), Kevin Engle (C) Richard Horton, Jon Swafford | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Downes (PG), Paul Cox (C) Marcus Feldman, Michael Poole | |
| 12:49 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups blows the layup but the foul's on Kerry Anderson - foul #1 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Bradley Reichman (PF) Peter Taylor | |
| 12:49 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:49 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee State | Bradley Reichman can't connect on a jumper from close range | 14-12 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Spaeth | 14-12 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee State | Robert Downes makes the wide open driving attempt from close range set up by Kerry Anderson | 14-14 |
| 12:04 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe can't throw it down | 14-14 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Edward Platt (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Edwin Walczak (C) Ray Carpenter, Clarence Billups, Mark Lapointe, Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman (PG), Jerry Ratner (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Michael Poole (C) Robert Downes, Kerry Anderson, Harold Spaeth, Paul Cox | |
| 11:47 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor (PF) Bradley Reichman | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Byron Burgess (fresh) SG - Edward Platt (fresh) SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Macleod (fairly fresh) C - Edwin Walczak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Feldman (fresh) SG - Jerry Ratner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harvey Johnson (fresh) PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Poole (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor is hacked by Eugene Macleod - foul #2 on Eugene Macleod, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier (C) Eugene Macleod | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Marcus Feldman | 14-16 |
| 10:58 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman's layup is rejected by Harvey Johnson | 14-16 |
| 10:57 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman misses the tip | 14-16 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Michael Poole | 14-16 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Harvey Johnson | 14-19 |
| 10:36 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-19 |
| 10:30 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 10:16 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Byron Burgess | 16-19 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | Byron Burgess steals the ball from Jerry Ratner | 16-19 |
| 09:43 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt lays it in on a great pass from Byron Burgess | 18-19 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee State | Harvey Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Richard Horton (SG), Clarence Billups (SF), Jon Swafford (PF), Kevin Engle (C) Byron Burgess, Edward Platt, Robert Bowman, Edwin Walczak, Mark Schreier | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Downes (PG), Harold Spaeth (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF), Paul Cox (C) Jerry Ratner, Harvey Johnson, Peter Taylor, Michael Poole | |
| 09:22 | Austin Peay | Kevin Engle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman is hacked by Kevin Engle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Engle, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe (SF) Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox misses short on a floater in the paint | 18-19 |
| 08:58 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Jon Swafford | 18-19 |
| 08:44 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Harold Spaeth | 18-19 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Downes | 18-21 |
| 08:18 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 08:16 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford misses the tip | 18-21 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee State | Robert Downes misses the driving attempt in the lane | 18-21 |
| 08:01 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:47 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Spaeth | 18-21 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Ray Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Horton (tiring) SF - Mark Lapointe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Billups (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jon Swafford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Downes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Feldman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Spaeth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Reichman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Cox (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Bradley Reichman | 18-23 |
| 07:16 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter travels in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman (SF), Mark Schreier (C) Mark Lapointe, Jon Swafford | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner (PG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Peter Taylor (PF), Michael Poole (C) Robert Downes, Harold Spaeth, Bradley Reichman, Paul Cox | |
| 07:07 | Tennessee State | Ray Carpenter is called for the reach on Marcus Feldman - foul #1 on Ray Carpenter, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:07 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Clarence Billups | 18-23 |
| 06:49 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ray Carpenter | 20-23 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee State | Clarence Billups blocks the short jumper by Michael Poole | 20-23 |
| 06:26 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:21 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Edward Platt (SG), Edwin Walczak (PF) Ray Carpenter, Richard Horton, Clarence Billups | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth (SF) Harvey Johnson | |
| 06:19 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth is hacked by Robert Bowman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bowman, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole snags the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Ratner | 20-26 |
| 05:44 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe (SF), Clarence Billups (PF) Robert Bowman, Mark Schreier | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Downes (SG) Marcus Feldman | |
| 05:23 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Downes | 20-28 |
| 05:07 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe is denied on a layup by Michael Poole | 20-28 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 20-28 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole snags the offensive board | 20-28 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-28 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole tips it but misses | 20-28 |
| 04:29 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:04 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-28 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee State | Edwin Walczak picks off the pass by Harold Spaeth in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 03:46 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe lays it in set up by Byron Burgess | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Byron Burgess (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Platt (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Mark Lapointe (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Billups (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Walczak (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jerry Ratner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Downes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Spaeth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Poole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner hits a wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Peter Taylor | 22-31 |
| 02:56 | Austin Peay | Michael Poole is called for the reach on Byron Burgess - foul #1 on Michael Poole, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Horton (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Eugene Macleod (PF), Kevin Engle (C) Edward Platt, Mark Lapointe, Clarence Billups, Edwin Walczak | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF), Paul Cox (C) Jerry Ratner, Robert Downes, Harold Spaeth, Peter Taylor, Michael Poole | |
| 02:56 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-31 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson snags the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox misses badly on a floater near the basket | 22-31 |
| 02:17 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:12 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-31 |
| 02:11 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 01:59 | Austin Peay | Kevin Engle's pass is intercepted by Paul Cox | 22-31 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG) Byron Burgess | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:29 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 01:27 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 01:06 | Austin Peay | The jump hook by Eugene Macleod is blocked by Paul Cox | 22-31 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson misses short on a floater from the right block | 22-31 |
| 00:49 | Austin Peay | Kevin Engle pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:43 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee State | Kevin Engle is called for the reach on Harvey Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Engle, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe (SF), Jon Swafford (C) Robert Bowman, Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth (SF), Michael Poole (C) Bradley Reichman, Paul Cox | |
| 00:39 | Tennessee State | Harvey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee State | Harvey Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:39 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 00:13 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton is hacked by Harold Spaeth - foul #1 on Harold Spaeth, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Downes (PG), Peter Taylor (PF) Mike Stewart, Harvey Johnson | |
| 00:13 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Peter Taylor | 22-32 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-32 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton grabs the board | 22-32 |