| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Todd Wagner (fresh) SG - Tom Haworth (fresh) SF - Harold Copeland (fresh) PF - Andre Deleon (fresh) C - Morris Ridgway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Harold Butler (fresh) SG - Milton Lively (fresh) SF - Bobby Thatcher (fresh) PF - Randall Tabares (fresh) C - Ed Rustin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chattanooga | Andre Deleon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Chattanooga | Andre Deleon scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Wagner and the foul's on Randall Tabares - foul #1 on Randall Tabares, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:47 | Chattanooga | Andre Deleon makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Chattanooga | Bobby Thatcher is called for the reach on Andre Deleon - foul #1 on Bobby Thatcher, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Chattanooga | Morris Ridgway hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | The Citadel | Milton Lively connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Thatcher | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Chattanooga | Harold Copeland misses the 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares hits a runner in the paint set up by Ed Rustin | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | Chattanooga | Harold Copeland scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Haworth | 6-4 |
| 17:16 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 6-4 |
| 17:15 | Chattanooga | Andre Deleon gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | Chattanooga | Tom Haworth is denied on a layup by Ed Rustin | 6-4 |
| 17:10 | The Citadel | Harold Butler snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher is fouled on the floor by Harold Copeland - foul #1 on Harold Copeland, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Travis Ingram (PG), Blake Dickson (SG), James Rutherford (SF), Charles Chapman (PF), Jeffrey Layfield (C) Todd Wagner, Tom Haworth, Harold Copeland, Andre Deleon, Morris Ridgway | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:44 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Blake Dickson - foul #1 on Blake Dickson, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:44 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:25 | Chattanooga | James Rutherford misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 16:23 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Harold Butler | 6-6 |
| 16:18 | The Citadel | Harold Butler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:16 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares misses the tip | 6-6 |
| 16:15 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:53 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher loses the dribble to James Rutherford | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Travis Ingram (fresh) SG - Blake Dickson (fresh) SF - James Rutherford (fresh) PF - Charles Chapman (fresh) C - Jeffrey Layfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Harold Butler (fresh) SG - Milton Lively (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Thatcher (fresh) PF - Randall Tabares (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ed Rustin (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Chattanooga | Blake Dickson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-6 |
| 15:38 | Chattanooga | Charles Chapman hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| 15:18 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares lays it in | 8-8 |
| 14:55 | Chattanooga | Jeffrey Layfield misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Chattanooga | Blake Dickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:44 | Chattanooga | Jeffrey Layfield connects on the shot from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 14:29 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares buries a jumper from the left block set up by Harold Butler | 10-10 |
| 14:19 | Chattanooga | Ed Rustin steps in front of the Jeffrey Layfield pass | 10-10 |
| 14:08 | The Citadel | Ed Rustin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 14:07 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:51 | The Citadel | Milton Lively misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:50 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Layfield | 10-10 |
| 13:45 | Chattanooga | Travis Ingram hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 13:43 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:33 | The Citadel | Harold Butler hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bobby Thatcher | 10-12 |
| 13:30 | Chattanooga | Travis Ingram is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Todd Wagner (PG), Tom Haworth (SG), Harold Copeland (SF), Andre Deleon (PF), Morris Ridgway (C) Travis Ingram, Blake Dickson, James Rutherford, Charles Chapman, Jeffrey Layfield | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert St. Germain (PG), Harry Hakes (SG), Brian Silberg (SF), John Coburn (PF), Bobby Rendon (C) Harold Butler, Milton Lively, Bobby Thatcher, Randall Tabares, Ed Rustin | |
| 13:14 | The Citadel | John Coburn banks in the layup | 10-14 |
| 13:04 | Chattanooga | Harold Copeland's layup is rejected by Brian Silberg | 10-14 |
| 13:03 | The Citadel | John Coburn pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:37 | The Citadel | Brian Silberg scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bobby Rendon | 10-17 |
| 12:20 | Chattanooga | Andre Deleon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 11:58 | The Citadel | The short jumper by John Coburn is denied by Harold Copeland | 12-17 |
| 11:57 | Chattanooga | Morris Ridgway gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:53 | Chattanooga | Morris Ridgway knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Wagner | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Todd Wagner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tom Haworth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Morris Ridgway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Robert St. Germain (fresh) SG - Harry Hakes (fresh) SF - Brian Silberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Coburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Rendon (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | The Citadel | The jump hook by Harry Hakes is blocked by Andre Deleon | 14-17 |
| 11:39 | Chattanooga | Tom Haworth pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:34 | Chattanooga | Todd Wagner double dribbles | 14-17 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Harold Butler (PG), Milton Lively (SG), Bobby Thatcher (SF), Randall Tabares (PF), Ed Rustin (C) Robert St. Germain, Harry Hakes, Brian Silberg, John Coburn, Bobby Rendon | |
| 11:15 | The Citadel | Harold Butler buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ed Rustin | 14-20 |
| 11:04 | Chattanooga | Harold Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 11:02 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to Morris Ridgway | 14-20 |
| 10:52 | Chattanooga | Tom Haworth misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Milton Lively - foul #1 on Milton Lively, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Travis Ingram (PG) Todd Wagner | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 10:52 | Chattanooga | Tom Haworth makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:52 | Chattanooga | Tom Haworth misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:52 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 10:48 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher blows the layup | 15-20 |
| 10:46 | The Citadel | Ed Rustin grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 10:35 | The Citadel | Harold Butler connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Bobby Thatcher | 15-22 |
| 10:19 | Chattanooga | Randall Tabares steps in front of the Travis Ingram pass | 15-22 |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | Milton Lively hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-22 |
| 09:56 | Chattanooga | Morris Ridgway grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 09:48 | Chattanooga | Andre Deleon can't finish the layup | 15-22 |
| 09:46 | The Citadel | Milton Lively pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:22 | The Citadel | Tom Haworth is called for the reach on Milton Lively - foul #1 on Tom Haworth, team foul #3 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Todd Wagner (PG), Blake Dickson (SG), James Rutherford (SF), Charles Chapman (PF), Jeffrey Layfield (C) Travis Ingram, Tom Haworth, Harold Copeland, Andre Deleon, Morris Ridgway | |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Coburn (PF), Bobby Rendon (C) Randall Tabares, Ed Rustin | |
| 08:59 | The Citadel | Harold Butler is hacked by Charles Chapman - foul #1 on Charles Chapman, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Harry Hakes (SG) Milton Lively | |
| 08:46 | The Citadel | Bobby Rendon lays it up and in | 15-24 |
| 08:17 | Chattanooga | James Rutherford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 08:15 | The Citadel | Harry Hakes pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:54 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 07:52 | Chattanooga | Jeffrey Layfield grabs the board | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Todd Wagner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Blake Dickson (fresh) SF - James Rutherford (fresh) PF - Charles Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Layfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Harold Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hakes (fresh) SF - Bobby Thatcher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Coburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Rendon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:48 | Chattanooga | The jump hook by Todd Wagner is blocked by Bobby Thatcher | 15-24 |
| 07:46 | The Citadel | John Coburn pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:33 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 15-24 |
| 07:32 | The Citadel | Bobby Rendon snags the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 07:24 | The Citadel | John Coburn misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 15-24 |
| 07:23 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher grabs the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | John Coburn misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Todd Wagner - foul #1 on Todd Wagner, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Tom Haworth (SG), Harold Copeland (SF), Andre Deleon (PF), Morris Ridgway (C) Blake Dickson, James Rutherford, Charles Chapman, Jeffrey Layfield | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert St. Germain (PG), Milton Lively (SG), Ed Rustin (C) Harold Butler, Bobby Thatcher, Bobby Rendon | |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | John Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | John Coburn misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:10 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Andre Deleon | 15-25 |
| 06:51 | Chattanooga | Morris Ridgway can't connect on a shot from the left side | 15-25 |
| 06:49 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Copeland | 15-25 |
| 06:34 | Chattanooga | Tom Haworth is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Tom Haworth, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Travis Ingram (PG), Blake Dickson (SG) Todd Wagner, Tom Haworth | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Randall Tabares (PF) John Coburn | |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Harold Copeland is called for the reach on Harry Hakes - foul #2 on Harold Copeland, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Rutherford (SF) Harold Copeland | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher (SF) Robert St. Germain | |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Harry Hakes makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Harry Hakes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:00 | Chattanooga | Andre Deleon is whistled for a carry | 15-27 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Harold Butler (PG) Harry Hakes | |
| 05:46 | The Citadel | Milton Lively double dribbles | 15-27 |
| 05:25 | Chattanooga | James Rutherford clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ed Rustin - foul #1 on Ed Rustin, team foul #4 | 15-27 |
| 05:25 | Chattanooga | James Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:25 | Chattanooga | James Rutherford misses the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:25 | The Citadel | Randall Tabares gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 05:21 | The Citadel | Harold Butler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Todd Wagner (PG) Travis Ingram | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 05:05 | Chattanooga | James Rutherford misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-27 |
| 05:04 | The Citadel | Ed Rustin pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:49 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Lively | 16-30 |
| 04:23 | Chattanooga | Morris Ridgway is hacked by Randall Tabares - foul #2 on Randall Tabares, team foul #5 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Travis Ingram (SG), Charles Chapman (PF), Jeffrey Layfield (C) Blake Dickson, Andre Deleon, Morris Ridgway | |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Coburn (PF) Randall Tabares | |
| 04:09 | Chattanooga | Travis Ingram misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 04:07 | The Citadel | John Coburn grabs the defensive rebound | 16-30 |
| 03:44 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher can't finish the layup | 16-30 |
| 03:42 | Chattanooga | Charles Chapman gets the rebound | 16-30 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Todd Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Ingram (fresh) SF - James Rutherford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Layfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Harold Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Thatcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Coburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ed Rustin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Chattanooga | James Rutherford misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 16-30 |
| 03:36 | Chattanooga | Jeffrey Layfield gets the offensive rebound | 16-30 |
| 03:25 | Chattanooga | Todd Wagner connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Chapman | 18-30 |
| 03:03 | The Citadel | James Rutherford steals the ball from Harold Butler | 18-30 |
| 02:50 | Chattanooga | Charles Chapman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 02:49 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Harold Butler | 18-30 |
| 02:22 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Butler and he's fouled by Charles Chapman - foul #2 on Charles Chapman, team foul #8 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Tom Haworth (SG), Harold Copeland (SF), Andre Deleon (PF), Morris Ridgway (C) Todd Wagner, James Rutherford, Charles Chapman, Jeffrey Layfield | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert St. Germain (PG), Harry Hakes (SG), Randall Tabares (PF) Harold Butler, Milton Lively, Ed Rustin | |
| 02:22 | The Citadel | Bobby Thatcher makes the free throw | 18-33 |
| 02:01 | Chattanooga | Harry Hakes steps in front of the Travis Ingram pass | 18-33 |
| 01:44 | The Citadel | Tom Haworth is called for the reach on Harry Hakes - foul #3 on Tom Haworth, team foul #9 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Blake Dickson (SG) Tom Haworth | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Brian Silberg (SF), Bobby Rendon (C) Bobby Thatcher, John Coburn | |
| 01:44 | The Citadel | Harry Hakes makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 01:44 | The Citadel | Harry Hakes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 01:26 | Chattanooga | Blake Dickson banks in the layup | 20-35 |
| 01:17 | The Citadel | Brian Silberg drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Rendon | 20-37 |
| 01:01 | Chattanooga | Harold Copeland knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Blake Dickson | 23-37 |
| 00:47 | The Citadel | Bobby Rendon misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-37 |
| 00:45 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Morris Ridgway | 23-37 |
| 00:39 | Chattanooga | Robert St. Germain picks off the pass by Blake Dickson | 23-37 |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | Robert St. Germain misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-37 |
| 00:20 | Chattanooga | Morris Ridgway snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 00:15 | Chattanooga | Travis Ingram's 3 pointer is rejected by Brian Silberg | 23-37 |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | Brian Silberg snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Brian Silberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-37 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Todd Wagner (PG) Travis Ingram | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Harold Butler (PG), Milton Lively (SG), Bobby Thatcher (SF), Ed Rustin (C) Robert St. Germain, Harry Hakes, Brian Silberg, Bobby Rendon | |
| 00:02 | Chattanooga | Morris Ridgway buries a jumper from the right block | 25-37 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Harold Butler hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 25-37 |