| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Oscar Williams (fresh) SG - Henry Stevens (fresh) SF - Alfred Lewis (fresh) PF - John Hardy (fresh) C - Billie Noel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Covington (fresh) SG - David Christenson (fresh) SF - Richard Ton (fresh) PF - Wayne Howard (fresh) C - James Murrin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | SE Missouri State | John Covington misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Chattanooga | John Hardy gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Chattanooga | Henry Stevens lays it in set up by John Hardy | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | SE Missouri State | John Hardy takes the ball from John Covington | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Chattanooga | Oscar Williams is called for 3 seconds | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Covington | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Chattanooga | Henry Stevens is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Covington | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Chattanooga | Henry Stevens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on David Christenson - foul #1 on David Christenson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Lee (SG), Phillip Powell (SF), Delbert Chevalier (C) David Christenson, Richard Ton, James Murrin | |
| 17:21 | Chattanooga | Henry Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:21 | Chattanooga | Henry Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | SE Missouri State | David Lee misses the lay-in | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Chattanooga | John Hardy grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Chattanooga | Phillip Powell swats the shot by Oscar Williams | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Lee | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | SE Missouri State | David Lee is hacked by Henry Stevens - foul #1 on Henry Stevens, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Lorenzo Hussey (SG), Anthony Lawrence (SF), Milton Sanborn (PF) Henry Stevens, Alfred Lewis, John Hardy | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten (PG), David Gaddis (SF) John Covington, Wayne Howard | |
| 16:21 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:19 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:13 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Delbert Chevalier - foul #1 on Delbert Chevalier, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Hamlin (SG) Oscar Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Christenson (SG), Richard Ton (SF) David Lee, David Gaddis | |
| 16:13 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:13 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:51 | SE Missouri State | Milton Sanborn steals the ball from Matthew Auten | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Lorenzo Hussey (fresh) SG - James Hamlin (fresh) SF - Anthony Lawrence (fresh) PF - Milton Sanborn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billie Noel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Matthew Auten (fresh) SG - David Christenson (fresh) SF - Richard Ton (fresh) PF - Delbert Chevalier (fresh) C - Phillip Powell (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Chattanooga | Anthony Lawrence misses the shot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 15:28 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:15 | SE Missouri State | Phillip Powell can't throw it down | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:09 | Chattanooga | James Hamlin is hacked by David Christenson - foul #2 on David Christenson, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Oscar Williams (PG), Henry Stevens (SG), Alfred Lewis (SF), John Hardy (PF) Lorenzo Hussey, James Hamlin, Anthony Lawrence, Billie Noel | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), David Lee (SG), Wayne Howard (PF), James Murrin (C) Matthew Auten, David Christenson, Delbert Chevalier, Phillip Powell | |
| 14:56 | Chattanooga | Alfred Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 6-5 |
| 14:54 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Covington | 6-7 |
| 14:23 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Oscar Williams | 8-7 |
| 14:03 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Covington | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | Chattanooga | Henry Stevens is denied on a layup by James Murrin | 8-9 |
| 13:55 | Chattanooga | John Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:42 | Chattanooga | Oscar Williams clanks a runner near the basket | 8-9 |
| 13:40 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:17 | Chattanooga | John Hardy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 13:16 | Chattanooga | Alfred Lewis snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:03 | Chattanooga | Henry Stevens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 13:02 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 12:50 | Chattanooga | John Hardy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Williams | 11-9 |
| 12:30 | SE Missouri State | David Lee drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Ton | 11-12 |
| 12:13 | Chattanooga | Oscar Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Milton Sanborn | 13-12 |
| 11:58 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 11:57 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to John Covington | 13-12 |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard lays it in on a great pass from James Murrin and he's fouled by Milton Sanborn - foul #1 on Milton Sanborn, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Lorenzo Hussey (PG), James Hamlin (SG), Anthony Lawrence (SF), Garrett Jones (PF), Billie Noel (C) Oscar Williams, Henry Stevens, Alfred Lewis, John Hardy, Milton Sanborn | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten (PG), John Childress (SG), Phillip Powell (SF), Delbert Chevalier (C) John Covington, David Lee, Richard Ton, James Murrin | |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:44 | Chattanooga | Garrett Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Lorenzo Hussey (fresh) SG - James Hamlin (fresh) SF - Anthony Lawrence (fresh) PF - Garrett Jones (fresh) C - Billie Noel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Matthew Auten (fresh) SG - John Childress (fresh) SF - Phillip Powell (fresh) PF - Wayne Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Delbert Chevalier (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Chattanooga | James Hamlin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Billie Noel | 16-14 |
| 11:16 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten misses the jumper near the basket | 16-14 |
| 11:15 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard tips it but misses | 16-14 |
| 11:14 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:57 | SE Missouri State | John Childress misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Hamlin - foul #1 on James Hamlin, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Gaddis (SF) Wayne Howard | |
| 10:57 | SE Missouri State | John Childress misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:57 | SE Missouri State | John Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:40 | Chattanooga | James Hamlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| 10:25 | SE Missouri State | David Gaddis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 10:23 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier tips it but misses | 16-15 |
| 10:21 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:55 | Chattanooga | James Hamlin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 09:54 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Lawrence - foul #1 on Anthony Lawrence, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Oscar Williams (PG), Henry Stevens (SG) Lorenzo Hussey, James Hamlin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), David Lee (SG), James Murrin (C) Matthew Auten, John Childress, David Gaddis | |
| 09:48 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:48 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:35 | Chattanooga | Garrett Jones misses short on a runner from the right block | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:28 | SE Missouri State | Phillip Powell's layup is rejected by Anthony Lawrence | 16-17 |
| 09:27 | Chattanooga | Garrett Jones pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:21 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel is called for a charge - foul #1 on Billie Noel, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Alfred Lewis (SF), John Hardy (PF) Anthony Lawrence, Garrett Jones | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 09:01 | SE Missouri State | Oscar Williams takes the ball from Delbert Chevalier | 16-17 |
| 08:47 | Chattanooga | John Covington steps in front of the John Hardy pass | 16-17 |
| 08:37 | SE Missouri State | Billie Noel is called for the reach on John Covington - foul #2 on Billie Noel, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn (C) Billie Noel | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton (SF), Wayne Howard (PF) Phillip Powell, Delbert Chevalier | |
| 08:27 | SE Missouri State | David Lee buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Ton | 16-19 |
| 08:16 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Covington - foul #1 on John Covington, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Lorenzo Hussey (PG) Oscar Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 08:16 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:16 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:00 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-19 |
| 07:59 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to James Murrin | 18-19 |
| 07:39 | SE Missouri State | David Lee drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Covington and the foul's on Henry Stevens - foul #2 on Henry Stevens, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Hamlin (SG), Anthony Lawrence (SF), Garrett Jones (C) Henry Stevens, Alfred Lewis, John Hardy | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten (PG) John Covington | |
| 07:39 | SE Missouri State | David Lee makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Lorenzo Hussey (fresh) SG - James Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Lawrence (fresh) PF - Milton Sanborn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Garrett Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Matthew Auten (fresh) SG - David Lee (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Ton (fresh) PF - Wayne Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Murrin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Chattanooga | James Hamlin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 07:15 | Chattanooga | Anthony Lawrence can't tip it in | 18-22 |
| 07:13 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 07:08 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton travels with the ball | 18-22 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Oscar Williams (PG) James Hamlin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Childress (SG), Delbert Chevalier (C) David Lee, James Murrin | |
| 06:59 | Chattanooga | Garrett Jones banks in the layup set up by Oscar Williams | 20-22 |
| 06:52 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 06:51 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Delbert Chevalier | 20-22 |
| 06:44 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard misses the easy layup | 20-22 |
| 06:43 | SE Missouri State | John Childress snags the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:33 | SE Missouri State | John Childress connects on the 3 from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 06:20 | Chattanooga | Milton Sanborn misses the dunk | 20-25 |
| 06:18 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 05:52 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Childress | 20-27 |
| 05:43 | Chattanooga | Richard Ton steals the ball from Oscar Williams | 20-27 |
| 05:39 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton lays it up and in | 20-29 |
| 05:25 | Chattanooga | Oscar Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-29 |
| 05:23 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 05:01 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier misses the jump hook from the baseline | 20-29 |
| 04:59 | Chattanooga | Garrett Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:54 | Chattanooga | Lorenzo Hussey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 04:53 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 04:34 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten lays it up and in set up by Wayne Howard and the foul's on Oscar Williams - foul #1 on Oscar Williams, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Hamlin (SG), Alfred Lewis (SF), John Hardy (PF) Oscar Williams, Anthony Lawrence, Garrett Jones | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), David Lee (SF), Phillip Powell (PF), James Murrin (C) John Childress, Richard Ton, Wayne Howard, Delbert Chevalier | |
| 04:34 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten misses the free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:34 | Chattanooga | John Hardy pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:05 | Chattanooga | James Hamlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 04:03 | Chattanooga | James Hamlin gets the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:46 | Chattanooga | Lorenzo Hussey scores on a 3 from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 03:25 | SE Missouri State | Phillip Powell travels with the ball | 23-31 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Henry Stevens (SG), Billie Noel (C) Lorenzo Hussey, Milton Sanborn | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Christenson (SG) Matthew Auten | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - James Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfred Lewis (fresh) PF - John Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Billie Noel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Covington (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Christenson (fresh) SF - David Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Phillip Powell (fresh) C - James Murrin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Chattanooga | Alfred Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Lee - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #5 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Oscar Williams (PG) James Hamlin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 03:11 | Chattanooga | Alfred Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:11 | Chattanooga | Alfred Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:46 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 25-31 |
| 02:45 | Chattanooga | Alfred Lewis pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:40 | Chattanooga | Oscar Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Stevens | 28-31 |
| 02:27 | SE Missouri State | John Covington drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Powell | 28-34 |
| 02:23 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Murrin - foul #1 on James Murrin, team foul #6 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard (PF), Delbert Chevalier (C) Phillip Powell, James Murrin | |
| 02:23 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:23 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:07 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson is hacked by Henry Stevens - foul #3 on Henry Stevens, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Lorenzo Hussey (SG) Henry Stevens | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 02:07 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:07 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:39 | Chattanooga | John Hardy clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Covington - foul #2 on John Covington, team foul #7 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Anthony Lawrence (SF) Alfred Lewis | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Childress (PG), Richard Ton (SF) John Covington, David Lee | |
| 01:39 | Chattanooga | John Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:39 | Chattanooga | John Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:39 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to Billie Noel | 30-36 |
| 01:20 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Wayne Howard - foul #1 on Wayne Howard, team foul #8 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Hamlin (SG), Garrett Jones (PF) Oscar Williams, John Hardy | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 01:20 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:20 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:57 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 00:55 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Billie Noel | 32-36 |
| 00:49 | Chattanooga | Anthony Lawrence misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 00:47 | SE Missouri State | Wayne Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:33 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Howard | 32-39 |
| 00:11 | Chattanooga | James Hamlin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 00:10 | Chattanooga | Billie Noel tips it but misses | 32-39 |
| 00:09 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 00:06 | SE Missouri State | Lorenzo Hussey steps in front of the John Childress pass in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 00:02 | Chattanooga | Lorenzo Hussey lays it in | 34-39 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | John Childress comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-39 |