| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Pedersen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Gerald Nee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jack Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Owen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Valera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Robert Owen inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Charlotte | Jack Moore misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Moore - foul #2 on Jack Moore, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 18:59 | Charlotte | Brian Valera makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Wilson | 34-27 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen buries a jumper from the left side | 36-27 |
| 18:07 | Charlotte | Jack Moore makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Nieves | 36-29 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | William Donaldson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Dawson | 38-29 |
| 17:40 | Charlotte | Robert Owen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gerald Nee | 38-29 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen is hacked by James Nieves - foul #2 on James Nieves, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luis Collins (PF), James Wright (C) Robert Nelson, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | James Wright comes up short on the runner from close range | 38-29 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Luis Collins tips it in | 40-29 |
| 16:58 | Charlotte | Brian Valera connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Moore | 40-31 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by William Donaldson | 43-31 |
| 16:09 | Charlotte | Brian Valera drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Mark Wilson and he's hacked by William Donaldson - foul #2 on William Donaldson, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bert Collier (SG), Robert Nelson (PF) Larry Pedersen, Luis Collins | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Nelson Wright (PG), Stuart Stephens (SG), Jerry Carr (SF), Forrest Gordon (PF) Jack Moore, Mark Wilson, Robert Owen, James Nieves | |
| 16:09 | Charlotte | Brian Valera makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | James Wright knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Donaldson and he's fouled by Brian Valera - foul #2 on Brian Valera, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Cortes (PG) William Donaldson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Carlos Sosa (C) Brian Valera | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | James Wright makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bert Collier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnny Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Nelson Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stuart Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Carr (fresh) PF - Forrest Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Sosa (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald Nee (C) James Wright | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Bert Collier's fadeaway is rejected by Forrest Gordon | 46-34 |
| 14:58 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 14:36 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 14:35 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 14:20 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Nelson - foul #1 on Robert Nelson, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), Larry Pedersen (SG), Luis Collins (PF) Mark Cortes, Bert Collier, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jack Moore (PG), Mark Wilson (SG), Robert Owen (SF), James Nieves (PF) Nelson Wright, Stuart Stephens, Jerry Carr, Carlos Sosa | |
| 14:20 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:20 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Luis Collins pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Donaldson | 48-35 |
| 13:39 | Charlotte | James Nieves clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 13:37 | Charlotte | Robert Owen can't tip it in | 48-35 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Luis Collins pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen misses short on a floater in the paint | 48-35 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | William Donaldson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | William Donaldson knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Larry Pedersen | 50-35 |
| 12:41 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Nee - foul #2 on Gerald Nee, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Nelson (PF), James Wright (C) Johnny Dawson, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Brian Valera (C) James Nieves | |
| 12:41 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:41 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | William Donaldson hits a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Owen - foul #2 on Robert Owen, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Nieves (PF) Forrest Gordon | |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | William Donaldson misses the free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:18 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Brian Valera | 52-37 |
| 12:06 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-37 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | William Donaldson travels with the ball | 52-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bert Collier (SG), Johnny Dawson (SF) Larry Pedersen, Luis Collins | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens (SG), Jerry Carr (SF) Mark Wilson, Robert Owen | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bert Collier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnny Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jack Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stuart Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Carr (fresh) PF - James Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Valera (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Charlotte | James Wright steals the ball from James Nieves | 52-37 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Brian Valera blocks the short jumper by William Donaldson | 52-37 |
| 10:54 | Charlotte | Brian Valera gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 10:39 | Charlotte | Brian Valera misses the runner from the right block | 52-37 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | William Donaldson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Nieves - foul #3 on James Nieves, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen (SG), Luis Collins (PF) Johnny Dawson, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Nelson Wright (PG), Mark Wilson (SG), Robert Owen (SF), Forrest Gordon (PF) Jack Moore, Stuart Stephens, Jerry Carr, James Nieves | |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | William Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | William Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 10:03 | Charlotte | Robert Owen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-37 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Donaldson | 57-37 |
| 09:32 | Charlotte | Robert Owen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-37 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Wright | 57-37 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-37 |
| 09:04 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 08:55 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Wilson | 57-39 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Luis Collins comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to James Wright | 57-39 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | James Wright can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Valera - foul #3 on Brian Valera, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Cortes (PG), Johnny Dawson (SF), Robert Nelson (PF) William Donaldson, Bert Collier, Luis Collins | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jack Moore (PG), Stuart Stephens (SG), Jerry Carr (SF), James Nieves (PF), Carlos Sosa (C) Nelson Wright, Mark Wilson, Robert Owen, Forrest Gordon, Brian Valera | |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | James Wright misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 07:59 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald Nee (C) James Wright | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee loses the dribble to Carlos Sosa | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Pedersen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. C - Gerald Nee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jack Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stuart Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Carr (fresh) PF - James Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Sosa (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-39 |
| 07:14 | Charlotte | Carlos Sosa gets the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 07:03 | Charlotte | Robert Nelson swats the short shot by James Nieves | 58-39 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-39 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee hits the follow up shot | 60-39 |
| 06:25 | Charlotte | Jerry Carr lays it in | 60-41 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson is hacked by Jerry Carr - foul #1 on Jerry Carr, team foul #7 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), Bert Collier (SG) Mark Cortes, Larry Pedersen | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mark Wilson (SG), Robert Owen (SF), Forrest Gordon (C) Stuart Stephens, Jerry Carr, Carlos Sosa | |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:16 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 06:03 | Charlotte | Gerald Nee swats the short shot by Jack Moore | 61-41 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | William Donaldson hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Bert Collier | 63-41 |
| 05:25 | Charlotte | Jack Moore knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 63-43 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | William Donaldson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 05:17 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Mark Wilson | 63-43 |
| 05:04 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luis Collins (PF), James Wright (C) Robert Nelson, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Nelson Wright (PG), Stuart Stephens (SG), Jerry Carr (SF), Carlos Sosa (C) Jack Moore, Mark Wilson, Robert Owen, James Nieves | |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | William Donaldson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 63-43 |
| 04:38 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon pulls down the rebound | 63-43 |
| 04:23 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-46 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | James Wright loses the dribble to Carlos Sosa | 63-46 |
| 04:10 | Charlotte | William Donaldson takes the ball from Nelson Wright in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen (SG), Robert Nelson (PF) Bert Collier, Johnny Dawson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 03:30 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Nelson - foul #2 on Robert Nelson, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| 03:30 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:30 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Larry Pedersen (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Nelson Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stuart Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Sosa (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Forrest Gordon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | James Wright misses badly on a shot in the paint | 63-48 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Luis Collins tips it in | 65-48 |
| 02:57 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon can't finish the layup | 65-48 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Luis Collins grabs the board | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Forrest Gordon takes the ball from Luis Collins | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Cortes (PG), Johnny Dawson (SF), Gerald Nee (C) William Donaldson, Luis Collins, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Mark Cortes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Forrest Gordon - foul #1 on Forrest Gordon, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bert Collier (SF) Johnny Dawson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Garret Bernier (SF) Jerry Carr | |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Mark Cortes misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Mark Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:54 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | James Wright snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 01:34 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Garret Bernier | 66-48 |
| 01:27 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens misses the 3 from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | James Wright gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | James Wright hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Cortes | 68-48 |
| 01:03 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon is fouled on the floor by Gerald Nee - foul #3 on Gerald Nee, team foul #5 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), Johnny Dawson (SF), Robert Nelson (PF) Mark Cortes, Bert Collier, James Wright | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jerry Carr (SF) Garret Bernier | |
| 00:54 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | William Donaldson misses the floater from the right wing | 68-48 |
| 00:31 | Charlotte | Jerry Carr snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 68-48 |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 00:23 | Charlotte | Forrest Gordon connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | William Donaldson runs out the clock | 68-50 |