| Lineup | Temple | PG - Abraham Granberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danial Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Guffey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lenny Albritton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antoine Heitmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Frigo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Natali (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Eurich (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Church (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Scott Guffey inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Temple | Mark Eurich is called for the reach on Danial Maynard - foul #2 on Mark Eurich, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:18 | Temple | Abraham Granberg travels with the ball | 24-29 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Fred Norman - foul #1 on Fred Norman, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:38 | Temple | Fred Norman is whistled for traveling | 24-30 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Antoine Heitmann | 24-32 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Lenny Albritton misses long on a runner from the baseline | 24-32 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Antoine Heitmann | 24-32 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee | The refs have stopped play. Brandon Church is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-32 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert (C) Brandon Church | |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 17:00 | Temple | Danial Maynard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 24-32 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann grabs the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Danial Maynard - foul #3 on Danial Maynard, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Kelly (SG) Danial Maynard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Christopher Kelly is denied on a layup by Stephen Natali | 24-34 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich double dribbles | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Abraham Granberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Guffey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred Norman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lenny Albritton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antoine Heitmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Frigo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Natali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Eurich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Colbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Temple | Fred Norman is hacked by Mark Eurich - foul #3 on Mark Eurich, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| 14:56 | Temple | Lenny Albritton misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Thomas Colbert - foul #2 on Thomas Colbert, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| 14:56 | Temple | Lenny Albritton makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 14:56 | Temple | Lenny Albritton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Antoine Heitmann | 26-36 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Abraham Granberg scores on a 3 from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Antoine Heitmann | 29-38 |
| 13:35 | Temple | Fred Norman misses the jumper from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali misses short on a floater from the right block | 29-38 |
| 13:09 | Temple | The rebound goes to Fred Norman | 29-38 |
| 12:50 | Temple | Christopher Kelly misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-38 |
| 12:48 | Temple | Fred Norman gets the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Lenny Albritton connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 31-38 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Antoine Heitmann | 31-40 |
| 11:47 | Temple | Christopher Kelly hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Abraham Granberg | 33-40 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Scott Guffey is called for the reach on Stephen Natali - foul #2 on Scott Guffey, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Shearer (SF), Mike Mitchell (PF), Curtis Wilkins (C) Scott Guffey, Fred Norman, Lenny Albritton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), Gary Brewer (SF), James Chavis (PF), Brandon Church (C) Antoine Heitmann, Stephen Natali, Mark Eurich, Thomas Colbert | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Abraham Granberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Shearer (fresh) PF - Mike Mitchell (fresh) C - Curtis Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Grant George (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Frigo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary Brewer (fresh) PF - James Chavis (fresh) C - Brandon Church (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Grant George drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Chavis | 33-43 |
| 11:12 | Temple | Christopher Kelly connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Abraham Granberg | 35-43 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Grant George is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman (SG) Michael Frigo | |
| 10:36 | Temple | Abraham Granberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | James Chavis gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Grant George makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gary Brewer and he's hacked by Abraham Granberg - foul #3 on Abraham Granberg, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Freddie Leonard (SG) Abraham Granberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Grant George makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 09:58 | Temple | Grant George steps in front of the Curtis Wilkins pass | 35-46 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Grant George scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clarence Bowman | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:19 | Temple | Michael Shearer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Grant George grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Grant George can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Grant George | 35-48 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Brandon Church double dribbles | 35-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Abraham Granberg (PG), Danial Maynard (SG), Scott Guffey (SF), Fred Norman (PF), Lenny Albritton (C) Christopher Kelly, Freddie Leonard, Michael Shearer, Mike Mitchell, Curtis Wilkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann (PG), Michael Frigo (SG), Stephen Natali (SF) Grant George, Clarence Bowman, Gary Brewer | |
| 08:39 | Temple | Scott Guffey buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Abraham Granberg | 37-48 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali's pass is intercepted by Danial Maynard | 37-48 |
| 08:09 | Temple | Danial Maynard jams it | 39-48 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali misses the floater from the baseline | 39-48 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to James Chavis | 39-48 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Abraham Granberg is called for the reach on Antoine Heitmann - foul #4 on Abraham Granberg, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Eurich (PF) James Chavis | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Abraham Granberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Danial Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Guffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred Norman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lenny Albritton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antoine Heitmann (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Frigo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Natali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Eurich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Church (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Temple | The refs have stopped play. Abraham Granberg is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Kelly (PG) Abraham Granberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Kelly - foul #2 on Christopher Kelly, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:59 | Temple | Scott Guffey misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 06:57 | Temple | Danial Maynard grabs the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Lenny Albritton misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 06:37 | Temple | Fred Norman pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Stephen Natali denies the turnaround by Fred Norman | 39-50 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Frigo | 39-52 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Scott Guffey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Scott Guffey - foul #3 on Scott Guffey, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Shearer (SF), Mike Mitchell (PF), Curtis Wilkins (C) Scott Guffey, Fred Norman, Lenny Albritton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali misses the free throw | 39-54 |
| 05:56 | Temple | Curtis Wilkins gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | Temple | Michael Shearer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Danial Maynard - foul #4 on Danial Maynard, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Freddie Leonard (SG) Danial Maynard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert (SF) Stephen Natali | |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 05:22 | Temple | Christopher Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-56 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Brandon Church grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Michael Shearer is called for the reach on Michael Frigo - foul #1 on Michael Shearer, team foul #9 | 39-56 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:15 | Temple | Mike Mitchell grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 05:04 | Temple | Curtis Wilkins is hacked by Antoine Heitmann - foul #3 on Antoine Heitmann, team foul #4 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), Clarence Bowman (SG), Gary Brewer (PF), Grady Trinkle (C) Antoine Heitmann, Michael Frigo, Mark Eurich, Brandon Church | |
| 04:47 | Temple | Mike Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Wilkins | 41-57 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 04:23 | Temple | The rebound goes to Mike Mitchell | 41-57 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Mike Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Grady Trinkle grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Grant George hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Freddie Leonard - foul #2 on Freddie Leonard, team foul #10 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wells (PG) Christopher Kelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Wells (fresh) SG - Freddie Leonard (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Michael Shearer (fresh) PF - Mike Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Grant George (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Bowman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Colbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Brewer (fresh) C - Grady Trinkle (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Temple | Curtis Wilkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 03:17 | Temple | Freddie Leonard tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Grant George misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 02:52 | Temple | Curtis Wilkins grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 02:47 | Temple | Michael Shearer is hacked by Grady Trinkle - foul #3 on Grady Trinkle, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chavis (PF) Grady Trinkle | |
| 02:33 | Temple | Michael Shearer misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-59 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | James Chavis snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Richard Wells steps in front of the Clarence Bowman pass | 43-59 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Michael Shearer is fouled on the floor by Grant George - foul #1 on Grant George, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Kelly (PG) Richard Wells | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grady Trinkle (C) James Chavis | |
| 01:30 | Temple | Michael Shearer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Michael Shearer tips it home | 45-59 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Grant George throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Temple | Clarence Bowman takes the ball from Christopher Kelly | 45-59 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman jams it | 45-61 |
| 00:45 | Temple | Curtis Wilkins buries a 3 from the left wing | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 00:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Curtis Wilkins | 48-61 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Michael Shearer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mike Mitchell | 51-61 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Grant George runs out the clock | 51-61 |