| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Frigo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Natali (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Antoine Heitmann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Grady Trinkle (fresh) 1 ast. C - Brandon Church (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Riley Lorentz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Pullen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chang Chiang (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Brun (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ivan Kolakowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Chang Chiang inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Rhode Island | Gary Brun clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Grady Trinkle - foul #2 on Grady Trinkle, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Matthew Labrie (SF) Chang Chiang | |
| 19:52 | Rhode Island | Gary Brun makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 19:52 | Rhode Island | Gary Brun makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali is hacked by Robert Pullen - foul #1 on Robert Pullen, team foul #1 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brent Barnes (PF), Predrag Zeuner (C) Gary Brun, Ivan Kolakowski | |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-41 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Brent Barnes grabs the board | 21-41 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Antoine Heitmann - foul #2 on Antoine Heitmann, team foul #2 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett (PG), Gary Brun (PF) Riley Lorentz, Brent Barnes | |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner makes the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Gary Brun - foul #2 on Gary Brun, team foul #2 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz (PG), Timothy Stovall (SG), Chang Chiang (SF), Ivan Kolakowski (C) Robert Burchett, Robert Pullen, Matthew Labrie, Predrag Zeuner | |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann misses the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann makes the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Chang Chiang misses the jump hook from close range | 22-43 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann pulls down the rebound | 22-43 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo makes the shot from the right wing | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Gary Brun misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-43 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Brandon Church grabs the board | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chang Chiang - foul #1 on Chang Chiang, team foul #3 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert (PF) Grady Trinkle | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett (PG), Robert Pullen (SG), Matthew Labrie (SF), Brent Barnes (PF) Riley Lorentz, Timothy Stovall, Chang Chiang, Gary Brun | |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Ivan Kolakowski snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Ivan Kolakowski knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Ivan Kolakowski denies the turnaround by Thomas Colbert | 25-45 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann snags the offensive board | 25-45 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-45 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Brent Barnes | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett's pass is intercepted by Brandon Church | 25-45 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Brandon Church connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Ivan Kolakowski drills a jumper from the baseline | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Frigo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Natali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Antoine Heitmann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Colbert (fresh) C - Brandon Church (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Burchett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Pullen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Labrie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ivan Kolakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Brandon Church hits the finger roll and the foul's on Robert Burchett - foul #2 on Robert Burchett, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grady Trinkle (PF) Thomas Colbert | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz (PG), Chang Chiang (SF), Gary Brun (PF), Predrag Zeuner (C) Robert Burchett, Matthew Labrie, Brent Barnes, Ivan Kolakowski | |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Brandon Church makes the free throw | 31-47 |
| 15:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Pullen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner snags the offensive board | 31-47 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Chang Chiang lays it up and in | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Grady Trinkle hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stephen Natali | 34-49 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Pullen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-49 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Brandon Church grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo loses the dribble to Riley Lorentz in the backcourt | 34-49 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Gary Brun is blocked by Brandon Church | 34-49 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Brandon Church pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman (SG), Thomas Colbert (PF), Gary Brewer (C) Stephen Natali, Grady Trinkle, Brandon Church | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Timothy Stovall (SG), Matthew Labrie (SF), Ivan Kolakowski (C) Robert Pullen, Chang Chiang, Predrag Zeuner | |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Labrie - foul #2 on Matthew Labrie, team foul #5 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chang Chiang (SF) Matthew Labrie | |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Ivan Kolakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Matthew Labrie (SF) Chang Chiang | |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Stovall - foul #1 on Timothy Stovall, team foul #6 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Pullen (SG), Chang Chiang (SF), Brent Barnes (PF) Timothy Stovall, Matthew Labrie, Gary Brun | |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Ivan Kolakowski buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Pullen | 36-51 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Kolakowski - foul #3 on Ivan Kolakowski, team foul #7 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), Stephen Natali (SG), Brandon Church (C) Michael Frigo, Clarence Bowman, Antoine Heitmann | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett (PG), Timothy Stovall (SG), Matthew Labrie (SF), Gary Brun (PF), Predrag Zeuner (C) Riley Lorentz, Robert Pullen, Chang Chiang, Brent Barnes, Ivan Kolakowski | |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Burchett and he's hacked by Stephen Natali - foul #3 on Stephen Natali, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grady Trinkle (PF) Gary Brewer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz (PG), Robert Pullen (SG), Chang Chiang (SF) Robert Burchett, Timothy Stovall, Matthew Labrie | |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner makes the free throw | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Grant George (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Natali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Colbert (fresh) PF - Grady Trinkle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Brandon Church (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Riley Lorentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Pullen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chang Chiang (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Brun (fresh) 10 pts. C - Predrag Zeuner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Grant George scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Church | 41-54 |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Chang Chiang loses the dribble to Grant George | 41-54 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Natali is blocked by Predrag Zeuner | 41-54 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chang Chiang | 41-54 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Chang Chiang misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Thomas Colbert - foul #3 on Thomas Colbert, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Frigo (PG), Antoine Heitmann (SF) Grant George, Thomas Colbert | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett (PG), Timothy Stovall (SG), Brent Barnes (PF), Ivan Kolakowski (C) Riley Lorentz, Robert Pullen, Gary Brun, Predrag Zeuner | |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Chang Chiang makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Chang Chiang misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Grady Trinkle | 41-55 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali is whistled for a carry | 41-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman (SG), Gary Brewer (PF), James Chavis (C) Stephen Natali, Grady Trinkle, Brandon Church | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz (PG), Robert Pullen (SG), Matthew Labrie (SF), Gary Brun (PF) Robert Burchett, Timothy Stovall, Chang Chiang, Brent Barnes | |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Brun | 41-55 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Pullen makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-58 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Matthew Labrie hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-61 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Brun - foul #3 on Gary Brun, team foul #8 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Natali (SG), Brandon Church (C) Clarence Bowman, James Chavis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett (PG), Timothy Stovall (SG), Chang Chiang (SF), Brent Barnes (PF), Predrag Zeuner (C) Riley Lorentz, Robert Pullen, Matthew Labrie, Gary Brun, Ivan Kolakowski | |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner knocks in the shot from the left side | 43-63 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Brandon Church double dribbles | 43-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grady Trinkle (PF) Gary Brewer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz (PG), Robert Pullen (SG), Matthew Labrie (SF), Gary Brun (PF), Ivan Kolakowski (C) Robert Burchett, Timothy Stovall, Chang Chiang, Brent Barnes, Predrag Zeuner | |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Matthew Labrie hits the follow up shot | 43-65 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Robert Pullen is called for the reach on Michael Frigo - foul #2 on Robert Pullen, team foul #9 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert (SF) Antoine Heitmann | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Timothy Stovall (SG), Chang Chiang (SF) Robert Pullen, Matthew Labrie | |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo misses the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Gary Brun pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Frigo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Natali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Colbert (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Grady Trinkle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Brandon Church (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Riley Lorentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Stovall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chang Chiang (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Brun (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Kolakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Timothy Stovall is hacked by Brandon Church - foul #1 on Brandon Church, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman (SG), Gary Brewer (C) Stephen Natali, Brandon Church | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett (PG), Robert Pullen (SG), Matthew Labrie (SF), Brent Barnes (PF) Riley Lorentz, Timothy Stovall, Chang Chiang, Gary Brun | |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Labrie | 43-67 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Frigo | 45-67 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Brent Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), Antoine Heitmann (SF) Michael Frigo, Gary Brewer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Riley Lorentz (PG), Chang Chiang (SF), Gary Brun (PF), Predrag Zeuner (C) Robert Burchett, Matthew Labrie, Brent Barnes, Ivan Kolakowski | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Bowman | 48-67 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Gary Brun hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 48-67 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Gary Brun gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 05:53 | Rhode Island | Clarence Bowman is called for the reach on Predrag Zeuner - foul #1 on Clarence Bowman, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Frigo (PG), Stephen Natali (SG), Brandon Church (C) Grant George, Clarence Bowman, Grady Trinkle | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett (PG), Timothy Stovall (SG), Matthew Labrie (SF), Brent Barnes (PF), Ivan Kolakowski (C) Riley Lorentz, Robert Pullen, Chang Chiang, Gary Brun, Predrag Zeuner | |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett is fouled on the floor by Michael Frigo - foul #3 on Michael Frigo, team foul #7 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Brewer (PF) Thomas Colbert | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Brun (PF) Brent Barnes | |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-69 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Antoine Heitmann - foul #3 on Antoine Heitmann, team foul #8 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), Clarence Bowman (SG), James Chavis (PF), Thomas Colbert (C) Michael Frigo, Stephen Natali, Antoine Heitmann, Brandon Church | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brent Barnes (PF), Predrag Zeuner (C) Gary Brun, Ivan Kolakowski | |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman is called for traveling | 48-71 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-71 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman snags the defensive board | 48-71 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | James Chavis connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett is hacked by Grant George - foul #1 on Grant George, team foul #9 | 50-71 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | James Chavis snags the defensive board | 50-71 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Grant George (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Chavis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Colbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Burchett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Stovall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Labrie (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brent Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Predrag Zeuner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Grant George knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Brewer | 52-71 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner scores on a shot from the left block set up by Robert Burchett | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-73 |
| 02:45 | Rhode Island | Predrag Zeuner grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Gary Brewer swats the layup by Predrag Zeuner | 52-73 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Colbert | 52-73 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Timothy Stovall is called for the reach on Gary Brewer - foul #2 on Timothy Stovall, team foul #10 | 52-73 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 02:09 | Rhode Island | Clarence Bowman takes the ball from Matthew Labrie | 54-73 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | The jumper by Gary Brewer is denied by Predrag Zeuner | 54-73 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | James Chavis snags the offensive board | 54-73 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-73 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Brent Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Gary Brewer is called for the reach on Matthew Labrie - foul #1 on Gary Brewer, team foul #10 | 54-73 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Matthew Labrie misses the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Matthew Labrie makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Grant George is whistled for traveling | 54-74 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Gary Brewer steps in front of the Timothy Stovall pass | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Matthew Labrie swats the short shot by Clarence Bowman | 54-74 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert gets the offensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-74 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer snags the offensive board | 54-74 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Grant George | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Brent Barnes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 57-74 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Brent Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Burchett runs out the clock | 57-74 |