| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brent Schott (fresh) SG - Philip Phillips (fresh) SF - William Gillis (fresh) PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) C - Karl Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Cody Southern (fresh) SG - Nathan Houchins (fresh) SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) PF - Aaron Parker (fresh) C - Thomas Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Tennessee | Brent Schott double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | VMI | Nathan Houchins hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Schott | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | VMI | Nathan Houchins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | VMI | Robert Sullivan tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | VMI | Nathan Houchins gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Thomas Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Sullivan | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Karl Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Brent Schott drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Philip Phillips | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | VMI | Nathan Houchins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Thomas Hoffman is denied by Aaron Parker | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | VMI | Thomas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | VMI | Robert Sullivan double dribbles | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Arteaga (SF), Daniel Rippeon (PF) William Gillis, Thomas Hoffman | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Thomas Brown is called for the reach on Brent Schott - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 6-4 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Karl Walker travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Lorentz (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), William Gillis (SF), Christopher Hines (C) Brent Schott, Philip Phillips, John Arteaga, Karl Walker | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Unrein (SF), Jay Hodges (PF), Logan Fuchs (C) Robert Sullivan, Aaron Parker, Thomas Brown | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Daniel Lorentz (fresh) SG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) SF - William Gillis (fresh) PF - Daniel Rippeon (fresh) C - Christopher Hines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Cody Southern (fresh) SG - Nathan Houchins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Unrein (fresh) PF - Jay Hodges (fresh) C - Logan Fuchs (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | VMI | Kevin Gordon is called for the reach on Nathan Houchins - foul #1 on Kevin Gordon, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry Johnson (PG) Cody Southern | |
| 15:20 | VMI | Logan Fuchs drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Johnson | 6-6 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon is fouled on the floor by Robert Unrein - foul #1 on Robert Unrein, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brent Schott (PG), Thomas Hoffman (PF) Daniel Lorentz, Daniel Rippeon | |
| Subs | VMI | Reginald Stolberg (SG) Nathan Houchins | |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Terry Johnson picks off the pass by Brent Schott | 6-6 |
| 14:31 | VMI | Logan Fuchs can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by William Gillis - foul #1 on William Gillis, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Phillips (SG), Karl Walker (C) Kevin Gordon, Christopher Hines | |
| Subs | VMI | Cody Southern (PG), Aaron Parker (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Reginald Stolberg, Robert Unrein, Jay Hodges | |
| 14:31 | VMI | Logan Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:31 | VMI | Logan Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Karl Walker connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brent Schott | 8-8 |
| 13:57 | VMI | Thomas Brown lays it in | 8-10 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | William Gillis makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Schott | 10-10 |
| 13:21 | VMI | Logan Fuchs connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | VMI | Thomas Brown grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 12:49 | VMI | Logan Fuchs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Brent Schott makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Gillis | 13-13 |
| 12:03 | VMI | Aaron Parker hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Thomas Hoffman - foul #1 on Thomas Hoffman, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Lorentz (PG), John Arteaga (SF), Daniel Rippeon (PF) Brent Schott, William Gillis, Thomas Hoffman | |
| Subs | VMI | Reginald Stolberg (PG), Nathan Houchins (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF) Cody Southern, Terry Johnson, Logan Fuchs | |
| 12:03 | VMI | Aaron Parker makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 13-16 |
| 11:40 | VMI | Thomas Brown snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Daniel Lorentz (fresh) SG - Philip Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Arteaga (fresh) PF - Daniel Rippeon (fresh) C - Karl Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Reginald Stolberg (fresh) SG - Nathan Houchins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) PF - Aaron Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | VMI | Robert Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Daniel Rippeon | 13-16 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Karl Walker and the foul's on Aaron Parker - foul #1 on Aaron Parker, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brent Schott (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Christopher Hines (C) Daniel Lorentz, Philip Phillips, Karl Walker | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry Johnson (PG), Jay Hodges (PF), Jonathan Spotts (C) Reginald Stolberg, Aaron Parker, Thomas Brown | |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brent Schott | 17-16 |
| 10:19 | VMI | Robert Sullivan can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Arteaga - foul #1 on John Arteaga, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Gillis (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF) John Arteaga, Daniel Rippeon | |
| Subs | VMI | Cody Southern (PG), Logan Fuchs (C) Terry Johnson, Jonathan Spotts | |
| 10:19 | VMI | Robert Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:19 | VMI | Robert Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Hines misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Logan Fuchs - foul #1 on Logan Fuchs, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Phillips (SG) Kevin Gordon | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Hines misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:29 | VMI | Jay Hodges misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Hoffman - foul #2 on Thomas Hoffman, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon (PF), Karl Walker (C) Thomas Hoffman, Christopher Hines | |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Brown (C) Logan Fuchs | |
| 09:29 | VMI | Jay Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:29 | VMI | Jay Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | William Gillis misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:05 | VMI | Nathan Houchins grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:43 | VMI | The short jumper by Robert Sullivan is denied by Karl Walker | 18-20 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip Phillips | 18-20 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Hodges - foul #1 on Jay Hodges, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Lorentz (PG), John Arteaga (SF) Brent Schott, William Gillis | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry Johnson (SG), Robert Unrein (SF), Aaron Parker (PF) Nathan Houchins, Robert Sullivan, Jay Hodges | |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:08 | VMI | Cody Southern is fouled on the floor by Daniel Rippeon - foul #1 on Daniel Rippeon, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| 07:57 | VMI | John Arteaga is called for the reach on Robert Unrein - foul #2 on John Arteaga, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (SF) John Arteaga | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 07:57 | VMI | Robert Unrein makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:57 | VMI | Robert Unrein misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 20-21 |
| 07:37 | VMI | Aaron Parker pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Daniel Lorentz (fresh) SG - Philip Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Gordon (fresh) PF - Daniel Rippeon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Karl Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Cody Southern (fresh) SG - Terry Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Unrein (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Parker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | VMI | Robert Unrein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brent Schott (PG), William Gillis (SF) Daniel Lorentz, Philip Phillips | |
| Subs | VMI | Nathan Houchins (SG), Jay Hodges (C) Cody Southern, Thomas Brown | |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Karl Walker buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Kevin Gordon | 22-21 |
| 06:35 | VMI | Jay Hodges misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 22-21 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Karl Walker grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 05:51 | VMI | Jay Hodges comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Karl Walker pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Brent Schott misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-21 |
| 05:20 | VMI | Terry Johnson grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 05:05 | VMI | Brent Schott picks off the pass by Aaron Parker | 24-21 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | William Gillis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brent Schott | 26-21 |
| 04:41 | VMI | Aaron Parker makes the jumper from the left block | 26-23 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Karl Walker hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kevin Gordon | 29-23 |
| 04:12 | VMI | Jay Hodges drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Terry Johnson | 29-25 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | William Gillis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Unrein - foul #2 on Robert Unrein, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Lorentz (PG), Philip Phillips (SG), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Christopher Hines (C) Brent Schott, Kevin Gordon, Daniel Rippeon, Karl Walker | |
| Subs | VMI | Cody Southern (PG), Reginald Stolberg (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Logan Fuchs (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Terry Johnson, Nathan Houchins, Robert Unrein, Aaron Parker, Jay Hodges | |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | William Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | William Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:34 | VMI | Reginald Stolberg misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-25 |
| 03:33 | VMI | Cody Southern tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Daniel Lorentz (fresh) SG - Philip Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gillis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Hines (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Cody Southern (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reginald Stolberg (fresh) SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Logan Fuchs (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | William Gillis is whistled for a carry | 31-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Arteaga (SF) William Gillis | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:48 | VMI | Robert Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 31-27 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Christopher Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips is fouled on the floor by Reginald Stolberg - foul #1 on Reginald Stolberg, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brent Schott (PG), Karl Walker (C) Daniel Lorentz, Christopher Hines | |
| Subs | VMI | Nathan Houchins (SG) Reginald Stolberg | |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | John Arteaga can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | John Arteaga gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips loses the dribble to Nathan Houchins | 31-27 |
| 01:16 | VMI | Nathan Houchins misses the lay-in | 31-27 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | John Arteaga snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-27 |
| 00:48 | VMI | Cody Southern can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Arteaga - foul #3 on John Arteaga, team foul #8 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Gillis (SF), Daniel Rippeon (PF) John Arteaga, Thomas Hoffman | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Unrein (SF), Aaron Parker (PF), Jay Hodges (C) Robert Sullivan, Logan Fuchs, Thomas Brown | |
| 00:48 | VMI | Cody Southern makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:48 | VMI | Cody Southern makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | William Gillis misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Unrein - foul #3 on Robert Unrein, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry Johnson (PG), Reginald Stolberg (SG), Alejandro Fernandez (SF) Cody Southern, Nathan Houchins, Robert Unrein | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | William Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | William Gillis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:19 | VMI | Aaron Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:02 | VMI | Aaron Parker misses the jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Brent Schott snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Brent Schott can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-29 |