| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) SG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) SF - Rick Brown (fresh) PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) C - Allen Pullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fresh) SG - Carl McChristion (fresh) SF - Darrell Degroat (fresh) PF - George Chaffins (fresh) C - Darryl Trexler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Wolcott is called for the reach on Carl McChristion - foul #1 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Allen Hardy - foul #1 on Allen Hardy, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | NC State | Allen Pullins snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | NC State | Larry Cardello steals it from Rick Brown | 0-1 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello lays it in | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Larry Cardello is called for the reach on Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Larry Cardello, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | NC State | Allen Pullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Rick Brown tips it home | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | NC State | Allen Hardy pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | NC State | Rick Brown comes up short on the floater in the paint | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Wolcott takes the ball from Larry Cardello | 2-3 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Allen Hardy scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Wolcott and he's fouled by Darrell Degroat - foul #1 on Darrell Degroat, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Allen Hardy misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Allen Hardy grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | NC State | Rick Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Darryl Trexler - foul #1 on Darryl Trexler, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Carr (SF), Justin Keen (PF) Darrell Degroat, George Chaffins | |
| 15:57 | NC State | Rick Brown makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:57 | NC State | Rick Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) SG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Pullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl McChristion (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Carr (fresh) PF - Justin Keen (fresh) C - Darryl Trexler (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Martin | William Carr is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Carr, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Daniell (C) Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion (SF) Darryl Trexler | |
| 15:05 | NC State | Rick Brown lays it up and in set up by Samuel Wolcott | 7-3 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Allen Hardy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Justin Keen | 7-5 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Carr | 7-8 |
| 14:03 | NC State | Rick Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 9-8 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Martin | 3 seconds is called on William Carr | 9-8 |
| Subs | NC State | John Cedeno (PG), Josef Kasowski (PF), Allen Pullins (C) Thomas Smith, Rick Brown, Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Alan Bulloch (PG), George White (SG), Darrell Degroat (SF), George Chaffins (PF), Darryl Trexler (C) Larry Cardello, Carl McChristion, Michael Gremillion, William Carr, Justin Keen | |
| 13:22 | NC State | Allen Pullins is hacked by George White - foul #1 on George White, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG) Samuel Wolcott | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 12:55 | NC State | John Cedeno connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Josef Kasowski | 12-8 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler is denied on a layup by Allen Pullins | 12-8 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins tips it in | 12-10 |
| 12:26 | NC State | Josef Kasowski hits a runner from the right block set up by Stanley Courtney | 14-10 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee Martin | George White can't connect on a floater near the basket | 14-10 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Josef Kasowski gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Allen Pullins can't connect on a shot from the right block | 14-10 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Charles Daniell grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Cedeno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Daniell (fairly fresh) PF - Josef Kasowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Pullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Alan Bulloch (fresh) SG - George White (fresh) SF - Darrell Degroat (fresh) PF - George Chaffins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darryl Trexler (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Allen Pullins buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Courtney | 16-10 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee Martin | Alan Bulloch misses the shot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 11:07 | NC State | Allen Pullins grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 10:46 | NC State | Josef Kasowski blows the layup | 16-10 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler throws it down on a nice dish by Darrell Degroat and the foul's on John Cedeno - foul #1 on John Cedeno, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Samuel Wolcott (SG), Rick Brown (SF), Allen Hardy (PF), Richard Hammerstein (C) John Cedeno, Stanley Courtney, Charles Daniell, Josef Kasowski, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello (PG), Carl McChristion (SG), William Carr (SF), Justin Keen (PF) Alan Bulloch, George White, Darrell Degroat, George Chaffins | |
| 10:38 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Allen Hardy throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 18-13 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Martin | William Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 10:08 | NC State | Allen Hardy grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 09:42 | NC State | Rick Brown clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Carr - foul #2 on William Carr, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion (SF), George Chaffins (PF) William Carr, Darryl Trexler | |
| 09:42 | NC State | Rick Brown misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:42 | NC State | Rick Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen drills a jump hook near the basket | 18-15 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Rick Brown misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 18-15 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Josef Kasowski (C) Richard Hammerstein | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat (SF) Michael Gremillion | |
| 08:21 | NC State | Rick Brown misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 18-15 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Josef Kasowski tips it in | 20-15 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Allen Pullins (C) Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion (C) George Chaffins | |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Allen Hardy misses short on a floater in the lane | 20-17 |
| 07:38 | NC State | Rick Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl McChristion (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Degroat (fresh) PF - Justin Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gremillion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-17 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion tips it back up and in | 20-19 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Thomas Smith is fouled on the floor by Larry Cardello - foul #2 on Larry Cardello, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Daniell (SF), Josef Kasowski (PF) Rick Brown, Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Alan Bulloch (PG), George White (SG), George Chaffins (PF), Darryl Trexler (C) Larry Cardello, Carl McChristion, Justin Keen, Michael Gremillion | |
| 06:40 | NC State | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee Martin | The jumper by George White is denied by Charles Daniell | 22-19 |
| 06:29 | NC State | Charles Daniell snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by George White - foul #2 on George White, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | NC State | John Cedeno (PG), Stanley Courtney (SF) Thomas Smith, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Scott Lyon (PG) George White | |
| 06:08 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler can't finish the layup | 23-19 |
| 05:45 | NC State | The rebound goes to Josef Kasowski | 23-19 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott is fouled on the floor by Scott Lyon - foul #1 on Scott Lyon, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Rick Brown (SF), Allen Hardy (PF) Stanley Courtney, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion (SG), Michael Gremillion (SF) Scott Lyon, Darrell Degroat | |
| 05:22 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Wolcott takes the ball from Darryl Trexler | 25-19 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Rick Brown misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Gremillion - foul #1 on Michael Gremillion, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG) Samuel Wolcott | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen (PF) George Chaffins | |
| 04:59 | NC State | Rick Brown misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Rick Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee Martin | Allen Hardy is called for the reach on Alan Bulloch - foul #2 on Allen Hardy, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Allen Pullins (C) Stanley Courtney, Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 04:29 | Tennessee Martin | Rick Brown takes the ball from Justin Keen | 26-19 |
| 04:26 | NC State | John Cedeno can't finish the layup | 26-19 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Bulloch | 26-21 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Rick Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Justin Keen | 26-21 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Charles Daniell - foul #1 on Charles Daniell, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (SG), Allen Hardy (PF) John Cedeno, Charles Daniell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello (PG), Darrell Degroat (SF) Alan Bulloch, Michael Gremillion | |
| 03:45 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Allen Hardy snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Rick Brown hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Allen Hardy | 28-22 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rick Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl McChristion (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Degroat (fresh) PF - Justin Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Trexler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion travels with the ball | 28-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SF) Rick Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins (PF), William Carr (C) Justin Keen, Darryl Trexler | |
| 02:50 | NC State | Allen Pullins makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Wolcott | 30-22 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from George Chaffins | 30-24 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | NC State | John Cedeno (PG), Rick Brown (SF), Charles Daniell (C) Thomas Smith, Stanley Courtney, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Alan Bulloch (SG) Carl McChristion | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Bulloch | 30-27 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Alan Bulloch steals the ball from Rick Brown | 30-27 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Charles Daniell pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Rick Brown hits a shot from the left block set up by John Cedeno | 32-27 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Charles Daniell grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Charles Daniell is hacked by Alan Bulloch - foul #1 on Alan Bulloch, team foul #11 | 32-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Josef Kasowski (C) Samuel Wolcott, Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion (SG), Michael Gremillion (SF), Justin Keen (PF), Darryl Trexler (C) Alan Bulloch, Darrell Degroat, George Chaffins, William Carr | |
| 00:24 | NC State | Charles Daniell misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Charles Daniell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | NC State | John Cedeno misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-29 |