| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Arthur Beehler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack McMilleon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth McCarry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Walker (fresh) C - Charles Shubert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ramon Garcia (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hedeon Janczunski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-27 |
| 19:39 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:31 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Charles Shubert picks off the pass by Carl Rodrigues | 28-27 |
| 18:52 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler's pass is intercepted by Quincy Gillingham | 28-27 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth McCarry is called for the reach on Carl Rodrigues - foul #1 on Kenneth McCarry, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-27 |
| 18:19 | Appalachian State | Joe Walker pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:15 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler double dribbles | 28-27 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo tips it but misses | 28-27 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues tips it home | 28-29 |
| 17:23 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side | 30-29 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Shubert - foul #2 on Charles Shubert, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clifford Pettis (SG), Peter Cummings (SF), Dennis Johnson (C) Jack McMilleon, Kenneth McCarry, Charles Shubert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Barry Proctor (SG), Andrew Dillard (SF), Justin Dodge (PF) Ramon Garcia, Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo | |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:52 | Appalachian State | Peter Cummings misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-30 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Joe Walker - foul #3 on Joe Walker, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Handler (SF), Yuri Laskowski (C) Arthur Beehler, Joe Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner (C) Hedeon Janczunski | |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:08 | Appalachian State | Peter Cummings's floater is tipped away by Christopher Beckner | 30-32 |
| 16:07 | Appalachian State | Yuri Laskowski hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Clifford Pettis steals it from Christopher Beckner | 32-32 |
| 15:37 | Appalachian State | Peter Cummings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clifford Pettis | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Clifford Pettis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Handler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Yuri Laskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Beckner (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 15:12 | Appalachian State | Yuri Laskowski snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 14:43 | Appalachian State | Dennis Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Cummings | 37-32 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor clanks a floater from the left block | 37-32 |
| 14:18 | Appalachian State | Dennis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:05 | Appalachian State | Robert Handler misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 14:04 | Appalachian State | Yuri Laskowski grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 13:46 | Appalachian State | Robert Handler misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Clifford Pettis steals the ball from Quincy Gillingham | 37-32 |
| 13:31 | Appalachian State | Robert Handler lays it in set up by Clifford Pettis | 39-32 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham is hacked by Yuri Laskowski - foul #2 on Yuri Laskowski, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler (PG), Jack McMilleon (SG), Kenneth McCarry (SF), Joe Walker (PF), Charles Shubert (C) Clifford Pettis, Peter Cummings, Robert Handler, Dennis Johnson, Yuri Laskowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG), Ramon Garcia (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Gilberto Colombo (PF), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Quincy Gillingham, Barry Proctor, Andrew Dillard, Justin Dodge, Christopher Beckner | |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Carl Rodrigues | 39-35 |
| 12:51 | Appalachian State | Hedeon Janczunski steals it from Kenneth McCarry | 39-35 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Joe Walker denies the turnaround by Gilberto Colombo | 39-35 |
| 12:30 | Appalachian State | Charles Shubert snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 12:11 | Appalachian State | Kenneth McCarry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Shubert - foul #3 on Charles Shubert, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:30 | Appalachian State | Kenneth McCarry clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Hedeon Janczunski - foul #1 on Hedeon Janczunski, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 11:30 | Appalachian State | Kenneth McCarry misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:30 | Appalachian State | Kenneth McCarry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Arthur Beehler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack McMilleon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth McCarry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Walker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Shubert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ramon Garcia (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Hedeon Janczunski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner (SF) Carl Rodrigues | |
| 10:37 | Appalachian State | Charles Shubert hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 10:20 | Appalachian State | Darren Ramsey is called for the reach on Arthur Beehler - foul #3 on Darren Ramsey, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clifford Pettis (SG), Peter Cummings (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Yuri Laskowski (C) Jack McMilleon, Kenneth McCarry, Joe Walker, Charles Shubert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham (PG), Barry Proctor (SG), Justin Dodge (SF) Darren Ramsey, Ramon Garcia, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| 10:07 | Appalachian State | Barry Proctor takes the ball from Peter Cummings | 40-39 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor lays it up and in | 40-41 |
| 09:40 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Beckner - foul #1 on Christopher Beckner, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard (SF) Gilberto Colombo | |
| 09:40 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:40 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-41 |
| 09:21 | Appalachian State | Yuri Laskowski grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 08:54 | Appalachian State | Clifford Pettis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Barry Proctor | 42-44 |
| 08:15 | Appalachian State | Peter Cummings makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Beehler and the foul's on Andrew Dillard - foul #1 on Andrew Dillard, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon (SG), Kenneth McCarry (SF), Joe Walker (PF), Charles Shubert (C) Arthur Beehler, Clifford Pettis, Dennis Johnson, Yuri Laskowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Barry Proctor, Justin Dodge, Christopher Beckner | |
| 08:15 | Appalachian State | Peter Cummings makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 08:05 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:42 | Appalachian State | Carl Rodrigues is called for the reach on Jack McMilleon - foul #1 on Carl Rodrigues, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clifford Pettis (PG) Peter Cummings | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG), Gilberto Colombo (PF) Quincy Gillingham, Andrew Dillard | |
| 07:33 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Joe Walker is called for the reach on Hedeon Janczunski - foul #4 on Joe Walker, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Clifford Pettis (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack McMilleon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth McCarry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Walker (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Shubert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ramon Garcia (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Hedeon Janczunski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Darren Ramsey | 45-46 |
| 06:41 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Darren Ramsey - foul #4 on Darren Ramsey, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham (PG) Darren Ramsey | |
| 06:41 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:41 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski is fouled on the floor by Charles Shubert - foul #4 on Charles Shubert, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler (PG) Clifford Pettis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dodge (PF) Gilberto Colombo | |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:24 | Appalachian State | Charles Shubert grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:17 | Appalachian State | Joe Walker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack McMilleon | 49-47 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 05:52 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:48 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 05:46 | Appalachian State | Charles Shubert grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:29 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Walker | 51-47 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Quincy Gillingham | 51-47 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Charles Shubert - foul #5 on Charles Shubert, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clifford Pettis (SG), Peter Cummings (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Yuri Laskowski (C) Jack McMilleon, Kenneth McCarry, Joe Walker, Charles Shubert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Barry Proctor (SG), Andrew Dillard (SF), Gilberto Colombo (PF) Ramon Garcia, Carl Rodrigues, Justin Dodge | |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:01 | Appalachian State | Yuri Laskowski gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:42 | Appalachian State | Peter Cummings is fouled on the floor by Barry Proctor - foul #1 on Barry Proctor, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG), Christopher Beckner (C) Quincy Gillingham, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| 04:42 | Appalachian State | Peter Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner slams it home on a great pass from Gilberto Colombo | 51-51 |
| 04:13 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 51-51 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor tips it but misses | 51-51 |
| 03:45 | Appalachian State | Dennis Johnson grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 03:29 | Appalachian State | Yuri Laskowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 51-51 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 51-51 |
| 03:12 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Dennis Johnson | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Arthur Beehler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Cummings (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Pettis (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Yuri Laskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Barry Proctor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Beckner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Appalachian State | Peter Cummings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Beehler | 53-51 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey clanks a fadeaway from close range | 53-51 |
| 02:52 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Arthur Beehler | 53-51 |
| 02:52 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon (SG), Kenneth McCarry (SF), Joe Walker (PF) Peter Cummings, Clifford Pettis, Yuri Laskowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham (PG), Ramon Garcia (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Darren Ramsey, Barry Proctor, Andrew Dillard, Christopher Beckner | |
| 02:33 | Appalachian State | Dennis Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski dunks the ball on a great pass from Ramon Garcia | 53-53 |
| 01:53 | Appalachian State | Dennis Johnson misses the easy open layup but the foul's on Hedeon Janczunski - foul #2 on Hedeon Janczunski, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| 01:53 | Appalachian State | Dennis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:53 | Appalachian State | Dennis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Hedeon Janczunski | 55-56 |
| 01:16 | Appalachian State | Dennis Johnson loses the dribble to Ramon Garcia | 55-56 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gilberto Colombo | 55-58 |
| 00:45 | Appalachian State | Joe Walker is called for traveling | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-58 |
| 00:20 | Appalachian State | Joe Walker gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 00:15 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler misses long on a shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Johnson | 55-58 |
| 00:08 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon misses the 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 00:06 | Appalachian State | Dennis Johnson snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | Appalachian State | Jack McMilleon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Carl Rodrigues | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues is hacked by Arthur Beehler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Beehler, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Arthur Beehler misses the halfcourt shot | 55-60 |