| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Gaspar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Turk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hoskins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Neal (fresh) 11 pts. C - Steven Noda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Rainwater (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelley Yang (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dragan Zemon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Steven Allen and he's hacked by Russell Hoskins - foul #1 on Russell Hoskins, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe Jones (C) Steven Noda | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 19:46 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:44 | South Alabama | Kelley Yang steals the ball from Joe Jones in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 19:37 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 19:36 | South Alabama | Joe Jones snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 19:34 | South Alabama | Kelley Yang is called for the reach on Henry Gaspar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kelley Yang, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere (SF) Kelley Yang | |
| 19:16 | South Alabama | Joe Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas (PG), Christopher Porter (SG), William Gebhard (C) Henry Gaspar, Frank Turk, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz (C) Manuel Fields | |
| 19:14 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere is hacked by Joe Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Jones, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Neal (PF) Joe Jones | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Cardello (PG) Steven Allen | |
| 18:54 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tim Cardello | 41-43 |
| 18:39 | South Alabama | William Gebhard knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bruce Thomas | 43-43 |
| 18:30 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Souliere | 43-45 |
| 18:09 | South Alabama | William Rainwater steals the ball from Christopher Porter | 43-45 |
| 18:05 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 18:04 | South Alabama | William Gebhard snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 17:58 | South Alabama | William Rainwater steals it from Paul Neal | 43-45 |
| 17:40 | East Tennessee State | Bruce Thomas takes the ball from William Rainwater | 43-45 |
| 17:24 | South Alabama | William Rainwater is called for the reach on Christopher Porter - foul #1 on William Rainwater, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), Frank Turk (SG), Gary Bratton (SF), Steven Noda (C) Bruce Thomas, Christopher Porter, Russell Hoskins, William Gebhard | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen (PG), John Burkett (SG), Donald Armendariz (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Manuel Fields (C) Tim Cardello, William Rainwater, Scott Souliere, Dragan Zemon, Donald Waltz | |
| 17:07 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 17:06 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:02 | East Tennessee State | Henry Gaspar is called for the reach on Steven Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Gaspar, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG) Henry Gaspar | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 16:41 | East Tennessee State | Manuel Fields's floater is tipped away by Paul Neal | 43-45 |
| 16:40 | East Tennessee State | Manuel Fields grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 16:22 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from John Burkett | 43-47 |
| 16:05 | South Alabama | Frank Turk hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 16:00 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vaughn Zamzam - foul #2 on Vaughn Zamzam, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), James Ross (SF), Joe Jones (PF) Vaughn Zamzam, Gary Bratton, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater (SG), Kelley Yang (SF), Dragan Zemon (PF) John Burkett, Donald Armendariz, Robert Jones | |
| 16:00 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:00 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Gaspar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Turk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Noda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Rainwater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kelley Yang (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dragan Zemon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar banks in the wide open layup set up by Frank Turk | 47-49 |
| 15:14 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater loses the ball out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Thomas Wisnosky (PG), Tim Cardello (SG) Steven Allen, William Rainwater | |
| 15:12 | South Alabama | Tim Cardello picks off the pass by Henry Gaspar in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 14:58 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 14:57 | South Alabama | Steven Noda grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 14:52 | South Alabama | Frank Turk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-49 |
| 14:51 | South Alabama | Joe Jones gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:38 | South Alabama | Frank Turk is whistled for a carry | 47-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins (SG) Frank Turk | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz (C) Manuel Fields | |
| 14:36 | East Tennessee State | Russell Hoskins steps in front of the Tim Cardello pass in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 14:24 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 14:23 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 14:21 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG) Henry Gaspar | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen (PG), William Rainwater (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Thomas Wisnosky, Tim Cardello, Dragan Zemon | |
| 14:11 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 13:57 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russell Hoskins - foul #2 on Russell Hoskins, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas (SG), William Gebhard (C) Russell Hoskins, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 13:57 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:57 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:33 | South Alabama | James Ross banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Bruce Thomas and he's fouled by Steven Allen - foul #1 on Steven Allen, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins (SG) Vaughn Zamzam | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Cardello (PG), Scott Souliere (SF), Dragan Zemon (PF), Donald Armendariz (C) Steven Allen, Kelley Yang, Robert Jones, Donald Waltz | |
| 13:33 | South Alabama | James Ross makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 13:16 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere is open and buries a floater from the left side | 55-53 |
| 13:12 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins's pass is intercepted by Dragan Zemon in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 13:03 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater misses the 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 13:01 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 12:56 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 12:55 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by William Gebhard - foul #2 on William Gebhard, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), Frank Turk (SG), Paul Neal (PF), Steven Noda (C) Bruce Thomas, Russell Hoskins, Joe Jones, William Gebhard | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Thomas Wisnosky (PG), John Burkett (SG), Kelley Yang (SF), Manuel Fields (C) Tim Cardello, William Rainwater, Scott Souliere, Dragan Zemon | |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 12:14 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-54 |
| 12:12 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Noda | 55-54 |
| 12:10 | South Alabama | Steven Noda is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Wisnosky - foul #3 on Thomas Wisnosky, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Bratton (SF) James Ross | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Jones (PF) Donald Armendariz | |
| 12:02 | South Alabama | John Burkett is called for the reach on Paul Neal - foul #3 on John Burkett, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG) Henry Gaspar | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 11:47 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kelley Yang - foul #4 on Kelley Yang, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe Jones (C) Steven Noda | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen (PG), Tim Cardello (SG), Scott Souliere (SF), Donald Waltz (C) Thomas Wisnosky, John Burkett, Kelley Yang, Manuel Fields | |
| 11:47 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:47 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:47 | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Vaughn Zamzam (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Frank Turk (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Bratton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Neal (tired) 11 pts. C - Joe Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Cardello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Souliere (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Waltz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 11:40 | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz can't tip it in | 56-54 |
| 11:39 | East Tennessee State | Robert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 11:19 | East Tennessee State | Robert Jones comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 11:17 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 11:15 | South Alabama | Scott Souliere steals it from Vaughn Zamzam in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 10:56 | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz is fouled on the floor by Joe Jones - foul #4 on Joe Jones, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), Christopher Porter (SG), James Ross (SF), Russell Hoskins (PF), Steven Noda (C) Vaughn Zamzam, Frank Turk, Gary Bratton, Paul Neal, Joe Jones | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater (SG), Dragan Zemon (PF) Tim Cardello, Robert Jones | |
| 10:56 | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:56 | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:54 | South Alabama | Scott Souliere takes the ball from Christopher Porter in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 10:48 | East Tennessee State | Russell Hoskins picks off the pass by Scott Souliere | 56-56 |
| 10:40 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Dragan Zemon - foul #3 on Dragan Zemon, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz (SF), Manuel Fields (C) Scott Souliere, Donald Waltz | |
| 10:40 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:40 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 10:37 | East Tennessee State | Manuel Fields is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Fields, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 10:18 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 10:16 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 10:12 | East Tennessee State | Steven Noda denies the turnaround by Steven Allen | 58-56 |
| 10:10 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz tips it home | 58-58 |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter is hacked by William Rainwater - foul #2 on William Rainwater, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas (PG), Paul Neal (PF), William Gebhard (C) Henry Gaspar, Russell Hoskins, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Thomas Wisnosky (PG), John Burkett (SG), Scott Souliere (SF) Steven Allen, William Rainwater, Donald Armendariz | |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:04 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Porter steals the ball from John Burkett in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 09:46 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 60-58 |
| 09:44 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 09:40 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 09:39 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | John Burkett steals it from William Gebhard | 60-58 |
| 09:10 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Burkett | 60-60 |
| 08:53 | South Alabama | William Gebhard buries a runner from close range set up by Paul Neal and he's fouled by Dragan Zemon - foul #4 on Dragan Zemon, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), Frank Turk (SG), Russell Hoskins (PF) Christopher Porter, James Ross, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Cardello (PG), William Rainwater (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Donald Waltz (PF), Donald Armendariz (C) Thomas Wisnosky, John Burkett, Scott Souliere, Dragan Zemon, Manuel Fields | |
| 08:53 | South Alabama | William Gebhard makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 08:33 | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Jones | 63-62 |
| 08:31 | South Alabama | William Rainwater picks off the pass by Bruce Thomas in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 08:14 | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 08:13 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz tips it home | 63-64 |
| 08:11 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins is hacked by Donald Waltz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Waltz, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG), Gary Bratton (SF), Steven Noda (C) Henry Gaspar, Bruce Thomas, William Gebhard | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen (PG) William Rainwater | |
| 08:11 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:11 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 07:44 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 07:42 | South Alabama | Steven Noda snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Vaughn Zamzam (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Frank Turk (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Bratton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Hoskins (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Noda (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Steven Allen (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Cardello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Armendariz (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Waltz (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Ross (SF), Joe Jones (PF) Frank Turk, Gary Bratton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang (SF), Dragan Zemon (PF) Robert Jones, Donald Waltz | |
| 07:37 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Armendariz - foul #2 on Donald Armendariz, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| 07:37 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 07:37 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 07:26 | East Tennessee State | Tim Cardello clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 07:24 | South Alabama | Joe Jones grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 07:22 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam's pass is intercepted by Dragan Zemon in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 07:16 | East Tennessee State | Russell Hoskins steals it from Tim Cardello | 67-64 |
| 06:56 | South Alabama | James Ross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 06:54 | East Tennessee State | Tim Cardello grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 06:49 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang is fouled on the floor by James Ross - foul #4 on James Ross, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), Frank Turk (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Paul Neal (PF) Vaughn Zamzam, Russell Hoskins, James Ross, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Thomas Wisnosky (PG), William Rainwater (SG), Manuel Fields (C) Steven Allen, Tim Cardello, Donald Armendariz | |
| 06:49 | East Tennessee State | Kelley Yang misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:49 | South Alabama | Paul Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 06:44 | South Alabama | Thomas Wisnosky is called for the reach on Henry Gaspar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Wisnosky, team foul #13 | 67-64 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Jones (PF) Dragan Zemon | |
| 06:44 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:44 | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:23 | East Tennessee State | Robert Jones blows the layup | 69-64 |
| 06:21 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 06:15 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by Henry Gaspar | 71-64 |
| 05:52 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater misses short on a floater from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 05:50 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Wisnosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:34 | East Tennessee State | Joe Jones is called for the reach on Thomas Wisnosky - foul #5 on Joe Jones, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Porter (SG), Gary Bratton (SF), Russell Hoskins (PF), Steven Noda (C) Henry Gaspar, Frank Turk, Paul Neal, Joe Jones | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Burkett (SG), Dragan Zemon (PF), Donald Waltz (C) William Rainwater, Robert Jones, Manuel Fields | |
| 05:34 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Wisnosky misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:34 | South Alabama | Steven Noda grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:18 | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas blows the layup | 71-64 |
| 05:16 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:11 | East Tennessee State | John Burkett misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 05:09 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Noda | 71-64 |
| 04:50 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 04:48 | East Tennessee State | John Burkett snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 04:44 | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Burkett | 71-66 |
| 04:37 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 04:35 | South Alabama | Christopher Porter can't tip it in | 71-66 |
| 04:34 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 04:23 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton is fouled on the floor by John Burkett - foul #4 on John Burkett, team foul #14 | 71-66 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG), Paul Neal (PF), William Gebhard (C) Bruce Thomas, Christopher Porter, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen (PG), Tim Cardello (SG), Scott Souliere (SF), Donald Armendariz (C) Thomas Wisnosky, John Burkett, Kelley Yang, Donald Waltz | |
| 04:23 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:23 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:23 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 04:18 | East Tennessee State | Vaughn Zamzam is called for the reach on Steven Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vaughn Zamzam, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Ross (SF) Gary Bratton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 04:18 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 04:18 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:50 | South Alabama | William Gebhard hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-68 |
| 03:49 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 03:43 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon can't finish the uncontested layup | 72-68 |
| 03:42 | South Alabama | Paul Neal snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Vaughn Zamzam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Russell Hoskins (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. SF - James Ross (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Neal (very tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gebhard (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Steven Allen (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Cardello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Souliere (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dragan Zemon (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Donald Armendariz (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by James Ross | 74-68 |
| 03:33 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere is fouled in the backcourt by Vaughn Zamzam - foul #4 on Vaughn Zamzam, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), Frank Turk (SG) Vaughn Zamzam, Russell Hoskins | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Manuel Fields (C) Steven Allen, Dragan Zemon, Donald Armendariz | |
| 03:33 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:33 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:21 | South Alabama | James Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-70 |
| 03:02 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater is hacked by Frank Turk - foul #2 on Frank Turk, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Steven Noda (C) William Gebhard | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Donald Waltz (C) Manuel Fields | |
| 03:02 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:02 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam (PG) Henry Gaspar | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Burkett (SG) William Rainwater | |
| 02:41 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #15 | 74-71 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen (PG), Kelley Yang (SF), Donald Armendariz (C) Tim Cardello, Scott Souliere, Donald Waltz | |
| 02:41 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:41 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:38 | East Tennessee State | James Ross is called for the reach on Steven Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Ross, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Porter (SG), Gary Bratton (SF) Frank Turk, James Ross | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater (SG) John Burkett | |
| 02:38 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:38 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:38 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz gets the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:32 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 75-71 |
| 02:31 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 75-71 |
| 02:22 | East Tennessee State | Donald Armendariz drills a driving attempt from close range set up by William Rainwater | 75-73 |
| 02:19 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins (SG) Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Burkett (SG) William Rainwater | |
| 02:17 | South Alabama | Vaughn Zamzam is called for a charge - foul #5 on Vaughn Zamzam, team foul #14 | 75-73 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Gaspar (PG), William Gebhard (C) Vaughn Zamzam, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 02:03 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Donald Armendariz | 75-75 |
| 01:45 | South Alabama | Paul Neal's pass is intercepted by Steven Allen | 75-75 |
| 01:41 | East Tennessee State | Steven Allen misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 75-75 |
| 01:39 | South Alabama | Gary Bratton gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:39 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Turk (SG), Steven Noda (C) Gary Bratton, William Gebhard | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater (SG), Dragan Zemon (PF), Manuel Fields (C) John Burkett, Robert Jones, Donald Armendariz | |
| 01:29 | South Alabama | Dragan Zemon blocks the short jumper by Steven Noda | 75-75 |
| 01:28 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Manuel Fields | 75-75 |
| 01:24 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Allen and he's fouled by Paul Neal - foul #1 on Paul Neal, team foul #15 | 75-77 |
| 01:24 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater makes the free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:22 | South Alabama | Frank Turk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| 01:05 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Steven Allen and he's fouled by Frank Turk - foul #3 on Frank Turk, team foul #16 | 75-80 |
| 01:05 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-80 |
| 01:05 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon misses the free throw | 75-80 |
| 01:05 | South Alabama | Paul Neal grabs the board | 75-80 |
| 00:43 | South Alabama | Frank Turk misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-80 |
| 00:42 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon snags the defensive board | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:39 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon is hacked by Frank Turk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Turk, team foul #17 | 75-80 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere (SF), Donald Armendariz (C) Kelley Yang, Manuel Fields | |
| 00:39 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:39 | East Tennessee State | Dragan Zemon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-82 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Cardello (C) Dragan Zemon | |
| 00:33 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater is fouled on the floor by Steven Noda - foul #2 on Steven Noda, team foul #18 | 75-82 |
| 00:33 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater misses the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:33 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins's pass is intercepted by Scott Souliere | 75-83 |
| 00:23 | East Tennessee State | William Rainwater can't throw it down | 75-83 |
| 00:22 | South Alabama | Steven Noda grabs the board | 75-83 |
| 00:15 | South Alabama | William Rainwater steals the ball from Henry Gaspar | 75-83 |
| 00:11 | East Tennessee State | Scott Souliere lays it up and in set up by William Rainwater | 75-85 |
| 00:05 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-85 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bruce Thomas (PG), Christopher Porter (SG), Gary Bratton (SF), William Gebhard (C) Henry Gaspar, Frank Turk, Paul Neal, Steven Noda | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Burkett (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Steven Allen, William Rainwater | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Tim Cardello runs out the clock | 75-85 |