| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Black (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) PF - Robert Reedy (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Christian Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee State | Harold Black pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee State | Harold Black misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on John Carpenter - foul #2 on John Carpenter, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee State | Harold Black makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee State | Harold Black makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Carpenter | 27-33 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown tips it in | 29-33 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Black steals the ball from Harold Bailey | 29-33 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer clanks a jump hook from close range | 29-33 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Black - foul #3 on Harold Black, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (PF) Harold Black | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday (PG), Charles Harris (SF) Wendell Meyer, John Carpenter | |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales is hacked by Roger Dilday - foul #1 on Roger Dilday, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (SG) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega (C) Christian Coleman | |
| 16:14 | Tennessee State | Robert Reedy steals it from Donald Smith | 29-33 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Darrin Luttrell - foul #2 on Darrin Luttrell, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (PG), Harold Black (PF), John Mitchell (C) John Pagano, Raymond Chamlee, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG) Harold Bailey | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Buck Diggins (fresh) SG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Black (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Reedy (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Manual Ortega (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by John Mitchell is denied by Robert Reedy | 29-34 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris misses short on a shot from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Black blocks the short jumper by Robert Reedy | 32-34 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 32-34 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee State | Harold Black makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Darrin Luttrell | 34-34 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Raymond Chamlee (SF), Harry Corrales (C) Buck Diggins, Darrin Luttrell, Harold Black, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Christian Coleman (C) Wendell Meyer, Robert Reedy, Manual Ortega | |
| 13:42 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Carpenter - foul #3 on John Carpenter, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from John Carpenter and the foul's on Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Mitchell (PF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee State | The pull-up jumper by John Pagano is blocked by Charles Harris | 36-37 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris is fouled on the floor by Raymond Chamlee - foul #2 on Raymond Chamlee, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Black (PF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG), Robert Reedy (PF) Roger Dilday, Charles Harris | |
| 12:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Harold Bailey | 36-39 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee misses the dunk attempt | 36-39 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey buries a shot from the left wing set up by Wendell Meyer | 36-41 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee misses short on a jumper near the basket | 36-41 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer grabs the board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Black (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Reedy (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Christian Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee State | John Pagano grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee State | John Pagano can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee State | Harold Black snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee State | Harold Bailey steals the ball from Thomas Brown | 36-41 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer is fouled on the floor by Harry Corrales - foul #3 on Harry Corrales, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris (SF) John Carpenter | |
| 10:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee State | John Pagano snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee lays it in and he's hacked by Charles Harris - foul #3 on Charles Harris, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (PF) Harold Black | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega (C) Christian Coleman | |
| 10:37 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy blows the layup | 39-41 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Chamlee | 42-41 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Charles Harris and he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (PG), Darrin Luttrell (SG), John Mitchell (PF), Edward Slaughter (C) John Pagano, Thomas Brown, Raymond Chamlee, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday (PG), Ronald Hayes (SG), John Carpenter (SF) Wendell Meyer, Harold Bailey, Manual Ortega | |
| 09:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Reedy | 42-43 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Hayes | 42-45 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Hayes | 42-47 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee State | Charles Harris blocks the short jumper by Donald Smith | 42-47 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Buck Diggins | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Buck Diggins (fresh) SG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) C - Edward Slaughter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Reedy (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Raymond Chamlee (SF), Harold Black (PF), Harry Corrales (C) Buck Diggins, Darrin Luttrell, Donald Smith, John Mitchell, Edward Slaughter | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), James Tucker (SF), Manual Ortega (PF), Christian Coleman (C) Roger Dilday, Ronald Hayes, John Carpenter, Robert Reedy, Charles Harris | |
| 06:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Kentucky | John Pagano steals it from Christian Coleman | 44-47 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales loses the ball out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris (SF), Robert Reedy (PF) James Tucker, Manual Ortega | |
| 05:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Chamlee - foul #3 on Raymond Chamlee, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter (SF) Charles Harris | |
| 05:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Harold Black | 46-49 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Harold Black - foul #4 on Harold Black, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by John Pagano is denied by Robert Reedy | 46-52 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Reedy | 46-52 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Bailey | 46-54 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-54 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee tips it home | 48-54 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer scores on a shot from the left wing | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Chamlee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Black (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Harry Corrales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Reedy (fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Christian Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Brown | 51-56 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy lays it up and in set up by Harold Bailey | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Chamlee | 53-58 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Kentucky | John Pagano steps in front of the Robert Reedy pass | 53-58 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Pagano | 55-58 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is fouled on the floor by Harry Corrales - foul #4 on Harry Corrales, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee State | Harold Black grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales hits the finger roll set up by John Pagano | 57-59 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter tips it but misses | 57-59 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Harold Black gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 57-59 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 59-59 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy tips it home | 59-61 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-61 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | Harold Black grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales double dribbles | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is hacked by John Pagano in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Pagano, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales's layup is rejected by Christian Coleman | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey grabs the board | 59-61 |