| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Hanlin (fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fresh) SF - Dennis Perkins (fresh) PF - Sean Insley (fresh) C - David Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Randy Anderson (fresh) SG - Walter Jackson (fresh) SF - Shane Smith (fresh) PF - James Bennet (fresh) C - Derek Chestnut (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tusculum | Derek Chestnut wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Tusculum | Paul Allen takes the ball from Randy Anderson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Allen can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Tusculum | Shane Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tusculum | Shane Smith misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Allen - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tusculum | Shane Smith misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tusculum | Shane Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Colorado Mesa | Sean Insley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Allen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Tusculum | Derek Chestnut snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Tusculum | Shane Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Colorado Mesa | Dennis Perkins grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Allen is called for a backcourt violation | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Tusculum | James Bennet snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Tusculum | James Bennet is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Bennet, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:53 | Colorado Mesa | Sean Insley can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | Colorado Mesa | George Hanlin tips it in | 2-0 |
| 17:25 | Tusculum | David Ross steps in front of the Walter Jackson pass | 2-0 |
| 17:10 | Colorado Mesa | Dennis Perkins misses long on a jumper near the basket | 2-0 |
| 17:08 | Tusculum | Derek Chestnut snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | Tusculum | Paul Allen is called for the reach on Walter Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Allen, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant (PG), Jay Funk (SG), Joseph Shanks (SF), James Waller (PF), Mark Gerhart (C) George Hanlin, Paul Allen, Dennis Perkins, Sean Insley, David Ross | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jerry Rutledge (PG), Robert Stanley (SG), Robert Werner (SF), Charles Tucker (PF), Dennis Edwards (C) Randy Anderson, Walter Jackson, Shane Smith, James Bennet, Derek Chestnut | |
| 16:48 | Tusculum | Robert Werner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 16:47 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:28 | Colorado Mesa | Mark Gerhart can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 16:27 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 15:58 | Tusculum | Charles Tucker clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Waller - foul #1 on James Waller, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 15:58 | Tusculum | Charles Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 15:58 | Tusculum | Charles Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 15:58 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to James Waller | 4-0 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Ronald Durant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jay Funk (fresh) SF - Joseph Shanks (fresh) PF - James Waller (fresh) C - Mark Gerhart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jerry Rutledge (fresh) SG - Robert Stanley (fresh) SF - Robert Werner (fresh) PF - Charles Tucker (fresh) C - Dennis Edwards (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant is called for traveling | 4-0 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Steven Stevens (SG), Dennis Perkins (SF), Sean Insley (PF), Terry Cobb (C) Jay Funk, Joseph Shanks, James Waller, Mark Gerhart | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Shane Smith (SF), Derek Chestnut (C) Robert Werner, Dennis Edwards | |
| 15:21 | Tusculum | Shane Smith is denied on a dunk by Sean Insley | 4-0 |
| 15:19 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to Terry Cobb | 4-0 |
| 14:57 | Colorado Mesa | Dennis Perkins is fouled on the floor by Derek Chestnut - foul #1 on Derek Chestnut, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Hanlin (PG) Ronald Durant | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Randy Anderson (PG), Walter Jackson (SG), James Bennet (PF) Jerry Rutledge, Robert Stanley, Charles Tucker | |
| 14:43 | Colorado Mesa | Sean Insley is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Perkins | 6-0 |
| 14:24 | Tusculum | Randy Anderson is fouled on the floor by Steven Stevens - foul #1 on Steven Stevens, team foul #4 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jay Funk (SG), Joseph Shanks (SF), James Waller (C) Steven Stevens, Dennis Perkins, Sean Insley | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Dennis Edwards (C) Derek Chestnut | |
| 14:07 | Tusculum | Dennis Edwards banks in the wide open layup | 6-2 |
| 13:51 | Colorado Mesa | Jay Funk comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 13:49 | Tusculum | Shane Smith snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 13:47 | Tusculum | Randy Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by George Hanlin - foul #1 on George Hanlin, team foul #5 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant (PG), Mark Gerhart (C) George Hanlin, Terry Cobb | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Robert Werner (SF) Shane Smith | |
| 13:27 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 13:25 | Tusculum | Dennis Edwards tips it but misses | 6-2 |
| 13:24 | Colorado Mesa | Joseph Shanks grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 13:01 | Colorado Mesa | Jay Funk can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 12:59 | Colorado Mesa | James Waller tips it but misses | 6-2 |
| 12:57 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 12:47 | Tusculum | Robert Werner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 12:46 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to Ronald Durant | 6-2 |
| 12:26 | Colorado Mesa | James Bennet steps in front of the James Waller pass | 6-2 |
| 12:07 | Tusculum | Robert Werner hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Anderson | 6-4 |
| 11:53 | Colorado Mesa | Randy Anderson is called for the reach on Mark Gerhart - foul #1 on Randy Anderson, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Hanlin (PG), Steven Stevens (SG), Dennis Perkins (SF), Terry Cobb (PF), David Ross (C) Ronald Durant, Jay Funk, Joseph Shanks, James Waller, Mark Gerhart | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jerry Rutledge (PG), Robert Stanley (SG), Shane Smith (SF), Charles Tucker (PF), Derek Chestnut (C) Randy Anderson, Walter Jackson, Robert Werner, James Bennet, Dennis Edwards | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Hanlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Stevens (fresh) SF - Dennis Perkins (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Cobb (fresh) C - David Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jerry Rutledge (fresh) SG - Robert Stanley (fresh) SF - Shane Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Tucker (fresh) C - Derek Chestnut (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Colorado Mesa | Steven Stevens makes the 3 from the right wing set up by David Ross | 9-4 |
| 11:19 | Tusculum | Robert Stanley is hacked by Dennis Perkins - foul #1 on Dennis Perkins, team foul #6 | 9-4 |
| 11:04 | Tusculum | Derek Chestnut comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 9-4 |
| 11:02 | Tusculum | Shane Smith snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 10:48 | Tusculum | Shane Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Stanley and he's hacked by Dennis Perkins - foul #2 on Dennis Perkins, team foul #7 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Joseph Shanks (SF), Sean Insley (PF) Dennis Perkins, Terry Cobb | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 10:48 | Tusculum | Shane Smith makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 10:34 | Colorado Mesa | Shane Smith takes the ball from Steven Stevens | 9-7 |
| 10:11 | Tusculum | Shane Smith scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Stanley | 9-9 |
| 09:49 | Colorado Mesa | Sean Insley's pass is intercepted by Shane Smith | 9-9 |
| 09:27 | Tusculum | Charles Tucker clanks a floater from the left side | 9-9 |
| 09:25 | Tusculum | Shane Smith tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 09:03 | Colorado Mesa | Steven Stevens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-11 |
| 09:02 | Tusculum | Shane Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 08:49 | Tusculum | Charles Tucker loses the dribble to Sean Insley | 9-11 |
| 08:32 | Colorado Mesa | George Hanlin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-11 |
| 08:28 | Tusculum | Shane Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Shanks - foul #1 on Joseph Shanks, team foul #8 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jay Funk (SG), Ronald Durant (SF), James Waller (PF), Mark Gerhart (C) Steven Stevens, Joseph Shanks, Sean Insley, David Ross | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Randy Anderson (PG), Walter Jackson (SG), James Bennet (PF), Dennis Edwards (C) Jerry Rutledge, Robert Stanley, Charles Tucker, Derek Chestnut | |
| 08:28 | Tusculum | Shane Smith makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:28 | Tusculum | Shane Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:28 | Colorado Mesa | James Waller gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 08:09 | Colorado Mesa | Mark Gerhart misses the dunk | 12-12 |
| 08:07 | Tusculum | James Bennet pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 07:52 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson is hacked by Jay Funk - foul #1 on Jay Funk, team foul #9 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Robert Werner (SF) Shane Smith | |
| 07:52 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:52 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Hanlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jay Funk (fresh) SF - Ronald Durant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Waller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Gerhart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Randy Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Werner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bennet (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Colorado Mesa | James Waller connects on the jumper from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 07:27 | Tusculum | James Bennet buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Walter Jackson and he's fouled by James Waller - foul #2 on James Waller, team foul #10 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Terry Cobb (PF) James Waller | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 07:27 | Tusculum | James Bennet misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:27 | Colorado Mesa | Terry Cobb gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:08 | Colorado Mesa | George Hanlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 07:06 | Colorado Mesa | Mark Gerhart can't tip it in | 14-16 |
| 07:04 | Tusculum | Dennis Edwards pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 06:43 | Tusculum | Randy Anderson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Werner | 14-18 |
| 06:24 | Colorado Mesa | George Hanlin is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Walter Jackson | 14-18 |
| 06:22 | Tusculum | Terry Cobb steals it from Robert Werner in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 06:14 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-18 |
| 06:12 | Colorado Mesa | Mark Gerhart snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 06:02 | Colorado Mesa | George Hanlin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 06:01 | Tusculum | Robert Werner grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 05:34 | Tusculum | Terry Cobb steals the ball from Walter Jackson | 14-18 |
| 05:15 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 05:14 | Tusculum | Dennis Edwards gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 05:10 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Steven Stevens (SG), Joseph Shanks (SF), Sean Insley (PF), David Ross (C) George Hanlin, Jay Funk, Terry Cobb, Mark Gerhart | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jerry Rutledge (PG), Robert Stanley (SG), Shane Smith (SF), Charles Tucker (PF), Derek Chestnut (C) Randy Anderson, Walter Jackson, Robert Werner, James Bennet, Dennis Edwards | |
| 05:01 | Colorado Mesa | Joseph Shanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| 04:40 | Tusculum | Jerry Rutledge's pass is intercepted by Joseph Shanks | 14-18 |
| 04:37 | Colorado Mesa | Joseph Shanks hits the finger roll | 16-18 |
| 04:23 | Tusculum | Shane Smith comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 16-18 |
| 04:21 | Colorado Mesa | Joseph Shanks grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 04:17 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Shanks | 19-18 |
| 04:12 | Tusculum | Jerry Rutledge is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Durant - foul #1 on Ronald Durant, team foul #11 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Hanlin (PG) Ronald Durant | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 04:12 | Tusculum | Jerry Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 04:12 | Tusculum | Jerry Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:01 | Colorado Mesa | Joseph Shanks comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-20 |
| 04:00 | Tusculum | Derek Chestnut grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 03:58 | Tusculum | Sean Insley is called for the reach on Robert Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Insley, team foul #12 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Paul Allen (SG), Dennis Perkins (SF), James Waller (C) George Hanlin, Joseph Shanks, David Ross | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 03:58 | Tusculum | Robert Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:58 | Tusculum | Robert Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:35 | Colorado Mesa | Sean Insley misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Tucker - foul #1 on Charles Tucker, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Hanlin (PG) Steven Stevens | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Walter Jackson (SG) Robert Stanley | |
| 03:35 | Colorado Mesa | Sean Insley makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 03:35 | Colorado Mesa | Sean Insley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 03:35 | Tusculum | Derek Chestnut grabs the board | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Hanlin (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) SF - Dennis Perkins (fresh) PF - Sean Insley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jerry Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Tucker (fresh) C - Derek Chestnut (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Allen - foul #3 on Paul Allen, team foul #13 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jay Funk (SG) Paul Allen | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Randy Anderson (PG), James Bennet (PF) Jerry Rutledge, Charles Tucker | |
| 03:22 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:22 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:22 | Colorado Mesa | James Waller snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 02:57 | Colorado Mesa | Dennis Perkins drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jay Funk | 22-23 |
| 02:38 | Tusculum | James Bennet comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 02:36 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 02:19 | Tusculum | Randy Anderson is hacked by George Hanlin - foul #2 on George Hanlin, team foul #14 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant (PG), Steven Stevens (SG), Terry Cobb (PF), David Ross (C) George Hanlin, Jay Funk, Sean Insley, James Waller | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Robert Stanley (SG), Robert Werner (SF), Charles Tucker (PF) Walter Jackson, Shane Smith, James Bennet | |
| 02:19 | Tusculum | Randy Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:19 | Tusculum | Randy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:06 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Werner picks off the pass by David Ross | 22-24 |
| 02:01 | Tusculum | Robert Stanley hits the finger roll set up by Robert Werner | 22-26 |
| 01:41 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 01:40 | Tusculum | Charles Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 01:38 | Tusculum | Ronald Durant picks off the pass by Robert Stanley in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 01:37 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Durant lays it up and in | 24-26 |
| 01:35 | Tusculum | Steven Stevens is called for the reach on Robert Werner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Stevens, team foul #15 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Joseph Shanks (PF) David Ross | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jerry Rutledge (PG), Dennis Edwards (C) Randy Anderson, Derek Chestnut | |
| 01:35 | Tusculum | Robert Werner makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:35 | Tusculum | Robert Werner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:35 | Colorado Mesa | Terry Cobb grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 01:20 | Colorado Mesa | Steven Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Mark Gerhart (C) Dennis Perkins | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Walter Jackson (SG), James Bennet (PF) Robert Stanley, Charles Tucker | |
| 01:18 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Durant - foul #2 on Ronald Durant, team foul #16 | 24-27 |
| 01:18 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:18 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 00:54 | Colorado Mesa | Terry Cobb loses the dribble to Dennis Edwards | 24-29 |
| 00:51 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Stevens - foul #3 on Steven Stevens, team foul #17 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jay Funk (SG), James Waller (PF) Steven Stevens, Terry Cobb | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Shane Smith (SF) Robert Werner | |
| 00:51 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:51 | Tusculum | Walter Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:33 | Colorado Mesa | James Waller makes the jumper in the lane | 26-31 |
| 00:16 | Tusculum | James Bennet's fadeaway is rejected by James Waller | 26-31 |
| 00:15 | Tusculum | James Bennet snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 00:03 | Tusculum | James Bennet can't connect on a shot in the paint | 26-31 |
| 00:01 | Colorado Mesa | Jay Funk snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | Colorado Mesa | Jay Funk can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-31 |