| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wiley O'Shey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Francis Mulligan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchel Dales (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fifer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones misses the easy layup | 34-36 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones tips it in | 36-36 |
| 19:19 | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 19:17 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 19:00 | SE Missouri State | Donald Buck is called for the reach on Francis Mulligan - foul #1 on Donald Buck, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:40 | SE Missouri State | Wiley O'Shey denies the turnaround by Gary Ward | 36-36 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Buck | 38-36 |
| 18:07 | SE Missouri State | Francis Mulligan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:56 | SE Missouri State | David Moore gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:34 | SE Missouri State | David Moore is hacked by Andrew Yates - foul #1 on Andrew Yates, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), John Nelson (SG), Ronald Kelly (SF), Robert Owens (PF) Donald Buck, Conrad Gregg, Andrew Yates, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner (SG), John Edwards (PF), William Freeman (C) Mitchel Dales, David Moore, John Fifer | |
| 17:17 | SE Missouri State | Nelson Johnson takes the ball from Gary Ward | 38-36 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey hits a shot from close range set up by Nelson Johnson | 40-36 |
| 16:27 | SE Missouri State | Francis Mulligan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ruben Garner | 40-38 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee State | Ruben Garner is called for the reach on John Nelson - foul #2 on Ruben Garner, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), Conrad Gregg (SG), Andrew Yates (SF) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, Wiley O'Shey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Moore (PF), John Fifer (C) John Edwards, William Freeman | |
| 15:58 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens clanks a turnaround from the right block | 40-38 |
| 15:56 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Owens (fresh) C - Ronald Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Francis Mulligan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fifer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:51 | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 15:49 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer tips it in | 40-40 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Ward - foul #3 on Gary Ward, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones (PF), George Ohman (C) Robert Owens, Ronald Kelly | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton (PG), Mitchel Dales (SG), Donny Benson (SF) Francis Mulligan, Ruben Garner, Gary Ward | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:17 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Matthew Jones | 42-40 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee State | David Moore picks off the pass by Andrew Yates in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 14:49 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Whitton | 42-43 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee State | Mitchel Dales steals the ball from Donald Buck | 42-43 |
| 14:11 | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mitchel Dales, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), John Nelson (SG), Ronald Kelly (SF), Robert Owens (C) Donald Buck, Conrad Gregg, Andrew Yates, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner (SG), John Edwards (PF), William Freeman (C) Mitchel Dales, David Moore, John Fifer | |
| 13:52 | Tennessee State | Ruben Garner steals the ball from Robert Owens | 42-43 |
| 13:24 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards double dribbles | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey (C) George Ohman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward (PG) Robert Whitton | |
| 13:08 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 12:47 | SE Missouri State | William Freeman banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Ward and he's hacked by Robert Owens - foul #1 on Robert Owens, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), Conrad Gregg (SG), Matthew Jones (PF) Nelson Johnson, Ronald Kelly, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales (SG) Ruben Garner | |
| 12:47 | SE Missouri State | William Freeman makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee State | John Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck tips it in | 46-46 |
| 12:16 | SE Missouri State | William Freeman misses short on a jumper near the basket | 46-46 |
| 12:15 | SE Missouri State | William Freeman tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee State | John Nelson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates (SF), Ronald Kelly (C) John Nelson, Wiley O'Shey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton (PG), David Moore (PF), John Fifer (C) Gary Ward, John Edwards, William Freeman | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Whitton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mitchel Dales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donny Benson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fifer (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Gregg takes the ball from David Moore | 46-48 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee State | Donny Benson picks off the pass by Matthew Jones in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 11:14 | SE Missouri State | David Moore knocks in the floater from the right side | 46-50 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchel Dales - foul #2 on Mitchel Dales, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), George Ohman (PF), Robert Owens (C) Donald Buck, Matthew Jones, Ronald Kelly | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner (SG) Mitchel Dales | |
| 11:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 10:58 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 10:38 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-50 |
| 10:36 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer misses the tip | 46-50 |
| 10:35 | SE Missouri State | David Moore tips it in | 46-52 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates is hacked by David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Nelson (SG), Wiley O'Shey (C) Conrad Gregg, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Francis Mulligan (PG), Gary Ward (SF) Robert Whitton, Donny Benson | |
| 09:56 | Tennessee State | John Nelson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 09:55 | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:26 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 46-52 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee State | John Nelson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Yates | 49-52 |
| 09:01 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer misses the lay-in | 49-52 |
| 09:00 | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner misses the tip | 49-52 |
| 08:58 | SE Missouri State | David Moore tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson is hacked by Francis Mulligan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Francis Mulligan, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), Conrad Gregg (SG), Matthew Jones (PF), Robert Owens (C) Nelson Johnson, Andrew Yates, George Ohman, Wiley O'Shey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton (PG), Mitchel Dales (SG), John Edwards (PF), William Freeman (C) Francis Mulligan, Ruben Garner, David Moore, John Fifer | |
| 08:37 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg can't finish the layup | 49-54 |
| 08:36 | SE Missouri State | William Freeman grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 08:18 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards misses badly on a floater from the right side | 49-54 |
| 08:17 | SE Missouri State | William Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:03 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens grabs the offensive board | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Owens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Whitton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mitchel Dales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones is wide open and slams it home set up by Robert Owens | 51-54 |
| 07:17 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Whitton | 51-56 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee State | John Nelson misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 51-56 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg tips it in | 53-56 |
| 06:34 | SE Missouri State | John Nelson is called for the reach on Mitchel Dales - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), Clayton Meldrum (SG), Andrew Yates (SF), Ronald Kelly (PF), Wiley O'Shey (C) Donald Buck, Conrad Gregg, John Nelson, Matthew Jones, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Francis Mulligan (PG), Ruben Garner (SG), Donny Benson (SF), David Moore (PF), John Fifer (C) Robert Whitton, Mitchel Dales, Gary Ward, John Edwards, William Freeman | |
| 06:12 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-56 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Nelson Johnson and he's hacked by Donny Benson - foul #4 on Donny Benson, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | George Ohman (PF) Ronald Kelly | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:34 | SE Missouri State | Francis Mulligan connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by David Moore | 56-59 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wiley O'Shey | 59-59 |
| 04:46 | SE Missouri State | David Moore comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 59-59 |
| 04:44 | SE Missouri State | David Moore tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 04:36 | SE Missouri State | Ruben Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clayton Meldrum - foul #1 on Clayton Meldrum, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), Conrad Gregg (SG), John Nelson (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), Robert Owens (C) Nelson Johnson, Clayton Meldrum, Andrew Yates, George Ohman, Wiley O'Shey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward (PG), Mitchel Dales (SG), John Edwards (C) Francis Mulligan, Ruben Garner, John Fifer | |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee State | David Moore swats the short shot by John Nelson | 59-60 |
| 03:51 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 59-60 |
| 03:33 | SE Missouri State | David Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Ward | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Owens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Gary Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mitchel Dales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donny Benson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - David Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Edwards - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton (PG), John Fifer (C) Donny Benson, David Moore | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:49 | SE Missouri State | Mitchel Dales misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 02:48 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards tips it home | 61-64 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates (SF), Wiley O'Shey (C) John Nelson, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Yates | 64-64 |
| 02:05 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson (SF), David Moore (PF) Gary Ward, John Edwards | |
| 01:46 | SE Missouri State | David Moore comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 64-64 |
| 01:44 | SE Missouri State | David Moore tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Andrew Yates | 66-66 |
| 01:18 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson's pass is intercepted by Wiley O'Shey | 66-66 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Jones | 68-66 |
| 01:03 | SE Missouri State | Donald Buck is called for the reach on Robert Whitton - foul #2 on Donald Buck, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer lays it in and the foul's on Wiley O'Shey - foul #3 on Wiley O'Shey, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Yates | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 71-69 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey is hacked by Mitchel Dales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mitchel Dales, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | SE Missouri State | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 72-69 |