| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Robert Sebastian (fresh) SG - Lucas Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Rommel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grabski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lassiter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Serna (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Hawkins | 41-32 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by James Serna is blocked by David Rommel | 41-32 |
| 19:26 | Georgia Southern | David Rommel gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 19:20 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee State | James Serna gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 18:55 | Georgia Southern | Lucas Atkinson misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee State | James Serna hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 18:46 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hawkins | 41-32 |
| 18:36 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter is hacked by David Rommel - foul #2 on David Rommel, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 17:41 | Georgia Southern | Lucas Atkinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 17:39 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders tips it in | 43-35 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jason Johnson (PF) David Rommel | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Gail Seyler (PF) Peter Grabski, Mark Jernigan | |
| 17:08 | Georgia Southern | Jason Johnson misses the runner from the right block | 43-35 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee State | James Serna gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Hawkins | 43-35 |
| 16:49 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 16:45 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 16:44 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:31 | Georgia Southern | Gary Swanson takes the ball from Kenneth Hawkins | 43-35 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee State | James Serna drills a jumper in the lane set up by Richard Lassiter | 43-37 |
| 15:55 | Georgia Southern | Robert Sebastian is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Sebastian, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Morris Connelly (PG), Mason Roach (SG), David Rommel (PF), Coleman Gullo (C) Robert Sebastian, Lucas Atkinson, Tommy Saunders, Kenneth Hawkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski (PG), Stephen Hudkins (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF), Paul Neer (C) Richard Lassiter, Gary Swanson, Gail Seyler, James Serna | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Morris Connelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mason Roach (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jason Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Rommel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Coleman Gullo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grabski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Forward (fresh) SF - Stephen Hudkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Neer (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-37 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward tips it but misses | 43-37 |
| 15:45 | Georgia Southern | Mason Roach snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 15:39 | Georgia Southern | Morris Connelly connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Mason Roach | 45-37 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan knocks in the shot in the lane and he's fouled by David Rommel - foul #3 on David Rommel, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:03 | Georgia Southern | David Rommel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Jernigan - foul #1 on Mark Jernigan, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| 15:03 | Georgia Southern | David Rommel makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:03 | Georgia Southern | David Rommel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Manuel Forward and the foul's on Morris Connelly - foul #4 on Morris Connelly, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Leo Benn (PG), Randy Lafond (SF) Morris Connelly, Jason Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter (SG) Manuel Forward | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:27 | Georgia Southern | Leo Benn drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mason Roach | 50-43 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Lassiter | 50-45 |
| 13:54 | Georgia Southern | Coleman Gullo's layup is rejected by Paul Neer | 50-45 |
| 13:53 | Georgia Southern | Leo Benn pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:32 | Georgia Southern | David Rommel connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Lafond | 52-45 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee State | Paul Neer gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Sebastian (PG), Lucas Atkinson (SG), Tommy Saunders (SF), Jason Johnson (PF), Kenneth Hawkins (C) Leo Benn, Mason Roach, Randy Lafond, David Rommel, Coleman Gullo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Ray Nickelson (SG), Gary Swanson (SF), Gail Seyler (PF), James Serna (C) Peter Grabski, Richard Lassiter, Stephen Hudkins, Mark Jernigan, Paul Neer | |
| 12:34 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Hawkins can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 12:33 | Georgia Southern | Robert Sebastian grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:21 | Georgia Southern | Robert Sebastian is fouled on the floor by Manuel Forward - foul #1 on Manuel Forward, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| 12:13 | Georgia Southern | Gail Seyler takes the ball from Robert Sebastian | 52-45 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee State | Gail Seyler hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Robert Sebastian (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lucas Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Saunders (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Nickelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gail Seyler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - James Serna (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Georgia Southern | Lucas Atkinson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Sebastian | 54-47 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward is hacked by Robert Sebastian - foul #4 on Robert Sebastian, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Leo Benn (PG), David Rommel (PF) Robert Sebastian, Jason Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter (SG) Ray Nickelson | |
| 11:08 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Hawkins steals it from Gail Seyler | 54-47 |
| 11:03 | Georgia Southern | Lucas Atkinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee State | James Serna grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee State | James Serna throws it down set up by Richard Lassiter | 54-49 |
| 10:41 | Georgia Southern | Manuel Forward steals the ball from Leo Benn | 54-49 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 10:08 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders loses the dribble to Gary Swanson | 54-52 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Leo Benn - foul #1 on Leo Benn, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Mason Roach (SG), Randy Lafond (SF), Jason Johnson (PF), Coleman Gullo (C) Lucas Atkinson, Tommy Saunders, David Rommel, Kenneth Hawkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF), Paul Neer (C) Gary Swanson, Gail Seyler, James Serna | |
| 09:52 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:42 | Georgia Southern | Mason Roach hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Coleman Gullo - foul #1 on Coleman Gullo, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski (PG) Manuel Forward | |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Paul Neer gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 08:58 | Georgia Southern | Coleman Gullo pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:52 | Georgia Southern | Mason Roach misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-54 |
| 08:51 | Georgia Southern | Mason Roach gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:42 | Georgia Southern | Randy Lafond connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Leo Benn and the foul's on Peter Grabski - foul #1 on Peter Grabski, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Richard McCartt (PG), Lucas Atkinson (SG), David Rommel (PF), Kenneth Hawkins (C) Leo Benn, Mason Roach, Jason Johnson, Coleman Gullo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson (SF) Stephen Hudkins | |
| 08:42 | Georgia Southern | Randy Lafond makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee State | Paul Neer's dunk attempt is rejected by Kenneth Hawkins | 57-54 |
| 08:20 | Georgia Southern | Lucas Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:16 | Georgia Southern | David Rommel's pass is intercepted by Peter Grabski | 57-54 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Grabski | 57-56 |
| 07:55 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Hawkins connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Richard McCartt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucas Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randy Lafond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Rommel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grabski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lassiter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Neer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 07:36 | Georgia Southern | Richard McCartt is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Grabski - foul #2 on Peter Grabski, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Morris Connelly (PG), Tommy Saunders (SF) Richard McCartt, Randy Lafond | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins (SG), James Serna (C) Richard Lassiter, Paul Neer | |
| 07:18 | Georgia Southern | Lucas Atkinson is hacked by James Serna - foul #2 on James Serna, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Gail Seyler (PF) Peter Grabski, Mark Jernigan | |
| 07:01 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Hawkins connects on the 3 from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson buries a jumper near the basket | 62-61 |
| 06:38 | Georgia Southern | Gary Swanson steals the ball from David Rommel | 62-61 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson is fouled on the floor by Tommy Saunders - foul #1 on Tommy Saunders, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Mason Roach (SG), Jason Johnson (PF), Coleman Gullo (C) Lucas Atkinson, David Rommel, Kenneth Hawkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter (SG) Stephen Hudkins | |
| 06:16 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:52 | Georgia Southern | Jason Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mason Roach and he's fouled by Gail Seyler - foul #2 on Gail Seyler, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski (PG), Stephen Hudkins (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF) Manuel Forward, Gary Swanson, Gail Seyler | |
| 05:52 | Georgia Southern | Jason Johnson makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 05:34 | Georgia Southern | Jason Johnson pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 05:29 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 05:28 | Georgia Southern | Mason Roach misses the tip | 65-63 |
| 05:26 | Georgia Southern | Jason Johnson tips it home | 67-63 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Lassiter | 67-66 |
| 04:51 | Georgia Southern | Morris Connelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee State | James Serna snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee State | Morris Connelly picks off the pass by Peter Grabski in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 04:30 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Coleman Gullo | 70-66 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Grabski | 70-68 |
| 04:08 | Georgia Southern | Morris Connelly connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Johnson | 73-68 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Richard Lassiter | 73-70 |
| 03:47 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Lucas Atkinson (SG), David Rommel (PF), Kenneth Hawkins (C) Mason Roach, Jason Johnson, Coleman Gullo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson (SF) Stephen Hudkins | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Morris Connelly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lucas Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tommy Saunders (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Rommel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grabski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lassiter (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Serna (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Georgia Southern | Lucas Atkinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Jernigan | 73-70 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter is hacked by Morris Connelly - foul #5 on Morris Connelly, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Sebastian (PG), Jason Johnson (SF) Morris Connelly, Tommy Saunders | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG) Peter Grabski | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:49 | Georgia Southern | Robert Sebastian misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 02:48 | Georgia Southern | David Rommel tips it in | 75-72 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee State | James Serna snags the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan blows the layup | 75-72 |
| 02:10 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Hawkins grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 02:10 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders (SF) Jason Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski (PG) Manuel Forward | |
| 01:46 | Georgia Southern | Lucas Atkinson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lucas Atkinson, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee State | James Serna can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 75-72 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan misses the tip | 75-72 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski hits the follow up shot | 75-74 |
| 01:10 | Georgia Southern | James Serna swats the shot by Tommy Saunders | 75-74 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee State | James Serna buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Lucas Atkinson - foul #2 on Lucas Atkinson, team foul #11 | 75-76 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee State | James Serna makes the free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:27 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Sebastian and he's hacked by Mark Jernigan - foul #2 on Mark Jernigan, team foul #7 | 77-77 |
| 00:27 | Georgia Southern | Tommy Saunders misses the free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:27 | Georgia Southern | David Rommel grabs the offensive board | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Georgia Southern | David Rommel connects on the runner near the basket | 79-77 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson clanks a halfcourt shot | 79-77 |