| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ramon Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Hedeon Janczunski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jason Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Ishmael (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Weeks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Solari (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo misses long on a shot in the lane | 39-36 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Jason Carter steps in front of the Ramon Garcia pass | 39-36 |
| 19:16 | Western Carolina | Carl Rodrigues steals the ball from Shaun Ishmael | 39-36 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski can't finish the layup | 39-36 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 19:03 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:58 | Western Carolina | Hedeon Janczunski picks off the pass by Joel Solari | 39-36 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Rodrigues | 42-36 |
| 18:19 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 18:17 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Weeks | 42-36 |
| 18:01 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shaun Ishmael | 42-39 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Joel Solari swats the shot by Carl Rodrigues | 42-39 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:33 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski tips it in | 44-41 |
| 17:04 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 17:03 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 16:54 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Weeks pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ramon Garcia - foul #3 on Ramon Garcia, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (SG), Barry Proctor (SF), Justin Dodge (PF), Christopher Beckner (C) Ramon Garcia, Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Kenneth Weeks is called for the reach on Quincy Gillingham - foul #3 on Kenneth Weeks, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jack Lamphere (SF) Kenneth Weeks | |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 16:10 | Western Carolina | Jack Lamphere pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:55 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Carter | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Barry Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Justin Dodge (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Beckner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jason Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shaun Ishmael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Lamphere (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Solari (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Thomason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor double dribbles | 44-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard (PF) Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kenneth Weeks (SF) Jack Lamphere | |
| 15:17 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari misses the easy layup | 44-44 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Kenneth Weeks steals it from Justin Dodge | 44-44 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Weeks throws it down | 44-46 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-46 |
| 14:41 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 14:33 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Carter and the foul's on Barry Proctor - foul #2 on Barry Proctor, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Darren Ramsey, Barry Proctor, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jack Lamphere (PF) Joel Solari | |
| 14:33 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo (PF) Carl Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bobby Griggs (SG) Shaun Ishmael | |
| 14:03 | Western Carolina | Jason Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (SF) Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Zarn (PG), Russell Lester (C) Jason Carter, Jack Thomason | |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski lays it up and in set up by Quincy Gillingham | 46-49 |
| 13:20 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Zarn misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo buries a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Jack Lamphere - foul #2 on Jack Lamphere, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG), Barry Proctor (SF) Quincy Gillingham, Carl Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Carter (PG), Shaun Ishmael (SG), Joel Solari (PF), Jack Thomason (C) Lawrence Zarn, Bobby Griggs, Jack Lamphere, Russell Lester | |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:50 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 12:36 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael travels with the ball | 52-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard (PF), Justin Dodge (C) Gilberto Colombo, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey knocks in the floater from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 12:03 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Weeks connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Barry Proctor - foul #3 on Barry Proctor, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham (PG) Ramon Garcia | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:03 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Weeks makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Quincy Gillingham | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Barry Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Dodge (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jason Carter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shaun Ishmael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Weeks (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Solari (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Thomason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari is whistled for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jack Lamphere (SF) Kenneth Weeks | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham loses the dribble to Joel Solari | 56-52 |
| 11:19 | Western Carolina | Jason Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-52 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Justin Dodge | 56-52 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 11:05 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:53 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Carter | 56-55 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Quincy Gillingham, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Gilberto Colombo (PF), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Darren Ramsey, Barry Proctor, Andrew Dillard, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Zarn (PG), Bobby Griggs (SG), Russell Lester (PF), Christopher Seda (C) Jason Carter, Shaun Ishmael, Joel Solari, Jack Thomason | |
| 10:26 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Zarn hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham is hacked by Lawrence Zarn - foul #1 on Lawrence Zarn, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kenneth Weeks (SF) Christopher Seda | |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ramon Garcia | 59-58 |
| 09:48 | Western Carolina | Bobby Griggs is hacked by Gilberto Colombo - foul #2 on Gilberto Colombo, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner (PF) Gilberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Seda (C) Jack Lamphere | |
| 09:37 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Weeks scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Bobby Griggs | 59-60 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Quincy Gillingham | 62-60 |
| 08:59 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Weeks is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Kenneth Weeks, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG), Barry Proctor (SF) Quincy Gillingham, Carl Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Carter (PG), Shaun Ishmael (SG), Joel Solari (PF), Jack Thomason (C) Bobby Griggs, Kenneth Weeks, Russell Lester, Christopher Seda | |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-60 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor gets the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey clanks a jump hook in the paint | 62-60 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Hedeon Janczunski | 62-60 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey makes the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Jack Thomason - foul #3 on Jack Thomason, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard (SF), Gilberto Colombo (PF), Justin Dodge (C) Ramon Garcia, Christopher Beckner, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jack Lamphere (SF) Lawrence Zarn | |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey misses the free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:15 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 07:56 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Barry Proctor - foul #4 on Barry Proctor, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kenneth Weeks (SF) Jack Lamphere | |
| 07:56 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:56 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge grabs the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Barry Proctor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Dodge (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jason Carter (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shaun Ishmael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Weeks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joel Solari (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Thomason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 07:15 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 07:00 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shaun Ishmael and the foul's on Justin Dodge - foul #1 on Justin Dodge, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham (PG), Ramon Garcia (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Christopher Beckner (C) Darren Ramsey, Barry Proctor, Andrew Dillard, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bobby Griggs (PG), Russell Lester (C) Jason Carter, Jack Thomason | |
| 07:00 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses the 3 from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues hits the follow up shot | 66-64 |
| 06:26 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Griggs | 66-67 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Quincy Gillingham | 69-67 |
| 06:06 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 05:43 | Western Carolina | Russell Lester grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 05:36 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ramon Garcia - foul #4 on Ramon Garcia, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski (C) Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Carter (PG), Jack Lamphere (PF), Jack Thomason (C) Bobby Griggs, Joel Solari, Russell Lester | |
| 05:36 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 05:36 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues is hacked by Kenneth Weeks - foul #5 on Kenneth Weeks, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard (SF), Justin Dodge (PF) Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Zarn (SF) Kenneth Weeks | |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski buries a jump hook in the paint | 71-69 |
| 04:57 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Jack Thomason is blocked by Justin Dodge | 71-69 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ramon Garcia | 74-69 |
| 04:29 | Western Carolina | Jason Carter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 04:28 | Western Carolina | Jack Thomason tips it home | 74-71 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Shaun Ishmael steals it from Justin Dodge | 74-71 |
| 04:02 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael lays it up and in | 74-73 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Carter - foul #1 on Jason Carter, team foul #7 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (SG), Barry Proctor (SF), Christopher Beckner (PF) Ramon Garcia, Andrew Dillard, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bobby Griggs (SG), Russell Lester (PF) Shaun Ishmael, Lawrence Zarn | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:31 | Western Carolina | Russell Lester can't connect on a runner from the right block | 76-73 |
| 03:29 | Western Carolina | Russell Lester tips it but misses | 76-73 |
| 03:27 | Western Carolina | Bobby Griggs can't tip it in | 76-73 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor grabs the board | 76-73 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Barry Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Beckner (fresh) C - Hedeon Janczunski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jason Carter (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bobby Griggs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Lamphere (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Lester (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jack Thomason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Bobby Griggs - foul #3 on Bobby Griggs, team foul #8 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo (PF) Hedeon Janczunski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Murphy (PG), Eric Estep (SF), Joel Solari (PF) Jason Carter, Jack Lamphere, Jack Thomason | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:13 | Western Carolina | Russell Lester snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| 03:07 | Western Carolina | Edward Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-73 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey tips it in | 79-73 |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (SF), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Quincy Gillingham, Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Carter (PG), Jack Lamphere (SF), Jack Thomason (C) Edward Murphy, Eric Estep, Russell Lester | |
| 02:40 | Western Carolina | Gilberto Colombo swats the shot by Jason Carter | 79-73 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael (SG) Bobby Griggs | |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Darren Ramsey is denied by Jack Thomason | 79-73 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Rodrigues | 79-73 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Proctor | 82-73 |
| 01:45 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael is fouled on the floor by Barry Proctor - foul #5 on Barry Proctor, team foul #9 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham (PG), Ramon Garcia (SG) Darren Ramsey, Barry Proctor | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:45 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 01:45 | Western Carolina | Shaun Ishmael makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Quincy Gillingham | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Western Carolina | Joel Solari can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 85-75 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo gets the rebound | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Carl Rodrigues, team foul #10 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG), Andrew Dillard (SF), Justin Dodge (PF), Christopher Beckner (C) Quincy Gillingham, Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Zarn (PG), Bobby Griggs (SG), Russell Lester (PF), Christopher Seda (C) Jason Carter, Shaun Ishmael, Joel Solari, Jack Thomason | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Western Carolina | Darren Ramsey steals it from Russell Lester | 85-75 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey blows the layup | 85-75 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Russell Lester grabs the defensive rebound | 85-75 |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Justin Dodge steals it from Bobby Griggs | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey runs out the clock | 85-75 |