| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - William Fawcett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Pat Blackman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Black (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hudkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Serna (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State 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) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 19:35 | Fresno State | William Fawcett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 19:33 | Fresno State | Rodney Longoria grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 19:21 | Fresno State | Pat Blackman connects on the turnaround near the basket | 44-37 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 19:02 | Fresno State | Scott Black snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 18:41 | Fresno State | Mark Jernigan swats the layup by Rodney Longoria | 44-37 |
| 18:39 | Fresno State | Rodney Longoria hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Mark Jernigan is denied by Scott Black | 46-37 |
| 18:20 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:15 | Fresno State | Gary Swanson steps in front of the Pat Blackman pass | 46-37 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee State | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Hudkins is blocked by Scott Black | 46-37 |
| 17:57 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Rodney Longoria | 46-37 |
| 17:52 | Fresno State | William Fawcett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Jernigan and he's hacked by Scott Black - foul #1 on Scott Black, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Lee (PG), Travis Meadows (SF), James Moffet (PF), Robert Warren (C) William Fawcett, Pat Blackman, Rodney Longoria, Scott Black | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers (PG), Ray Nickelson (SG), Gail Seyler (PF), William Harris (C) Manuel Forward, Stephen Hudkins, Mark Jernigan, James Serna | |
| 17:28 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:14 | Fresno State | James Moffet buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Warren and he's fouled by Gail Seyler - foul #2 on Gail Seyler, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| 17:14 | Fresno State | James Moffet misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee State | Gail Seyler lays it up and in set up by Ray Nickelson | 48-42 |
| 16:40 | Fresno State | Gail Seyler steals the ball from Mark Lee | 48-42 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Nickelson | 48-44 |
| 16:09 | Fresno State | Gail Seyler swats the shot by Mark Lee | 48-44 |
| 16:08 | Fresno State | Robert Warren can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 16:07 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to James Moffet | 48-44 |
| 15:51 | Fresno State | Mark Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson grabs the board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Mark Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Moffet (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ali Borchers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Nickelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gary Swanson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gail Seyler (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee State | James Moffet denies the turnaround by Gary Swanson | 48-44 |
| 15:35 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Edwards gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:31 | Fresno State | Travis Meadows's pass is intercepted by Gail Seyler | 48-44 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee State | William Harris blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 15:07 | Fresno State | Mark Lee snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 14:46 | Fresno State | Robert Warren is called for 5 seconds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Fawcett (PG), John James (SG), Pat Blackman (SF), Michael Grisham (PF), Scott Black (C) Mark Lee, Jeffrey Edwards, Travis Meadows, James Moffet, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Stephen Hudkins (SG), James Valentine (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF), James Serna (C) Ali Borchers, Ray Nickelson, Gary Swanson, Gail Seyler, William Harris | |
| 14:39 | Tennessee State | James Valentine buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Hudkins | 48-46 |
| 14:23 | Fresno State | Scott Black scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 51-48 |
| 13:54 | Fresno State | John James hits the finger roll | 53-48 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee State | James Serna clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 13:34 | Fresno State | Scott Black gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:28 | Fresno State | James Serna is called for the reach on Pat Blackman - foul #2 on James Serna, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Lee (SG) John James | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson (SF) James Valentine | |
| 13:13 | Fresno State | Pat Blackman hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Lee | 55-48 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Jernigan | 55-50 |
| 12:27 | Fresno State | William Fawcett comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 12:25 | Fresno State | Pat Blackman tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 57-50 |
| 12:12 | Fresno State | Pat Blackman grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 12:07 | Fresno State | William Fawcett connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stephen Hudkins | 60-53 |
| 11:39 | Fresno State | Manuel Forward takes the ball from Pat Blackman | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - William Fawcett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pat Blackman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Grisham (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Scott Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hudkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Nickelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Serna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson hits the follow up shot | 60-55 |
| 10:49 | Fresno State | William Fawcett buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Lee | 63-55 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Pat Blackman - foul #1 on Pat Blackman, team foul #2 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John James (PG), Jeffrey Edwards (SG), James Moffet (SF), Rodney Longoria (PF), Robert Warren (C) William Fawcett, Mark Lee, Pat Blackman, Michael Grisham, Scott Black | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers (PG), Gary Swanson (SF), Gail Seyler (PF), William Harris (C) Manuel Forward, Ray Nickelson, Mark Jernigan, James Serna | |
| 10:36 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 10:16 | Fresno State | James Moffet misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gail Seyler - foul #3 on Gail Seyler, team foul #3 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner (SG) Stephen Hudkins | |
| 10:16 | Fresno State | James Moffet makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:16 | Fresno State | James Moffet makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremiah Gardner | 65-60 |
| 09:48 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Edwards blows the layup | 65-60 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers misses the tip | 65-60 |
| 09:16 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:13 | Fresno State | John James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 09:05 | Fresno State | Robert Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 08:38 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Edwards connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rodney Longoria | 67-60 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee State | John James steps in front of the Gail Seyler pass | 67-60 |
| 08:11 | Fresno State | John James lays it up and in | 69-60 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee State | William Harris makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jeremiah Gardner | 69-62 |
| 07:44 | Fresno State | Rodney Longoria drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from John James and he's fouled by Gail Seyler - foul #4 on Gail Seyler, team foul #4 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Fawcett (PG), Pat Blackman (SF), Scott Black (C) John James, James Moffet, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Stephen Hudkins (SG), Mark Jernigan (PF), James Serna (C) Ali Borchers, Jeremiah Gardner, Gail Seyler, William Harris | |
| 07:44 | Fresno State | Rodney Longoria makes the free throw | 72-62 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward is fouled on the floor by William Fawcett - foul #1 on William Fawcett, team foul #3 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Grisham (PF) Rodney Longoria | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson (SF) Gary Swanson | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - William Fawcett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Pat Blackman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Grisham (fresh) 3 pf. C - Scott Black (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hudkins (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Nickelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Serna (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 07:09 | Fresno State | Scott Black grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 07:04 | Fresno State | William Fawcett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 72-62 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Ray Nickelson | 72-62 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee State | Michael Grisham picks off the pass by Ray Nickelson | 72-62 |
| 06:29 | Fresno State | William Fawcett misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Mark Jernigan | 72-62 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-62 |
| 06:15 | Fresno State | Pat Blackman pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 06:10 | Fresno State | William Fawcett clanks a jump hook from the left block | 72-62 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 05:31 | Fresno State | Michael Grisham scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Fawcett | 74-65 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-65 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John James (PG), Mark Lee (SG), James Moffet (SF), Rodney Longoria (PF), Robert Warren (C) William Fawcett, Jeffrey Edwards, Pat Blackman, Michael Grisham, Scott Black | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers (PG), Gary Swanson (SF), Gail Seyler (PF), William Harris (C) Manuel Forward, Stephen Hudkins, Mark Jernigan, James Serna | |
| 04:49 | Fresno State | Robert Warren makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Rodney Longoria and the foul's on Gail Seyler - foul #5 on Gail Seyler, team foul #5 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner (SG), James Valentine (PF) Ray Nickelson, Gail Seyler | |
| 04:49 | Fresno State | Robert Warren makes the free throw | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Tennessee State | William Harris's dunk attempt is rejected by Rodney Longoria | 77-65 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to William Harris | 77-65 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-65 |
| 04:34 | Fresno State | Rodney Longoria gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| 04:28 | Fresno State | James Moffet misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-65 |
| 04:27 | Fresno State | James Moffet pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 04:11 | Fresno State | Rodney Longoria drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-65 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee State | James Valentine comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-65 |
| 03:59 | Fresno State | Mark Lee snags the defensive board | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Fresno State | James Moffet comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 80-65 |
| 03:37 | Fresno State | Rodney Longoria pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-65 |
| 03:24 | Fresno State | Mark Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John James | 83-65 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - John James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Moffet (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Rodney Longoria (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ali Borchers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Gardner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee State | James Valentine hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Warren - foul #3 on Robert Warren, team foul #4 | 83-65 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson (SF) Gary Swanson | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee State | James Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee State | James Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 03:10 | Fresno State | Robert Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 83-66 |
| 02:56 | Fresno State | Robert Warren connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Rodney Longoria | 85-66 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee State | James Valentine lays it in on a nice dish by William Harris | 85-68 |
| 02:43 | Fresno State | Ray Nickelson steps in front of the James Moffet pass | 85-68 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson banks in the layup | 85-70 |
| 02:40 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-70 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Fawcett (PG), Jeffrey Edwards (SG), Pat Blackman (SF), Michael Grisham (PF), Scott Black (C) John James, Mark Lee, James Moffet, Rodney Longoria, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Stephen Hudkins (SG), Gary Swanson (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF), James Serna (C) Ali Borchers, Jeremiah Gardner, Ray Nickelson, James Valentine, William Harris | |
| 02:26 | Fresno State | Scott Black misses the 3 from the left wing | 85-70 |
| 02:25 | Fresno State | William Fawcett pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-70 |
| 02:20 | Fresno State | William Fawcett drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Edwards | 87-70 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee State | James Serna comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 87-70 |
| 02:12 | Fresno State | Scott Black grabs the defensive rebound | 87-70 |
| 02:07 | Fresno State | William Fawcett buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 90-70 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 90-70 |
| 01:54 | Fresno State | Pat Blackman snags the defensive board | 90-70 |
| 01:49 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 90-70 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John James (PG), Mark Lee (SG), James Moffet (SF), Rodney Longoria (PF), Robert Warren (C) William Fawcett, Jeffrey Edwards, Pat Blackman, Michael Grisham, Scott Black | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ali Borchers (PG), Jeremiah Gardner (SG), Ray Nickelson (SF), James Valentine (PF), William Harris (C) Manuel Forward, Stephen Hudkins, Gary Swanson, Mark Jernigan, James Serna | |
| 01:27 | Tennessee State | Rodney Longoria swats the shot by James Valentine | 90-70 |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | Robert Warren grabs the board | 90-70 |
| 01:20 | Fresno State | Rodney Longoria misses the lay-in | 90-70 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson gets the rebound | 90-70 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee State | Ray Nickelson hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Valentine | 90-72 |
| 00:51 | Fresno State | Rodney Longoria hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John James | 93-72 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | James Valentine connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Harris | 93-75 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | Mark Lee connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John James | 95-75 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Gardner is hacked by James Moffet - foul #2 on James Moffet, team foul #5 | 95-75 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | James Moffet steals it from James Valentine | 95-75 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | John James runs out the clock | 95-75 |