| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Pedersen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Scroggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Bays (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Luis Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Nee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Travis Bonham (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Aldridge (fresh) PF - John Hanley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Elon | Chad Blouin's floater is tipped away by Luis Collins | 30-21 |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen is hacked by Travis Bonham - foul #3 on Travis Bonham, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Elon | Sean Meade (PG) Travis Bonham | |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-21 |
| 18:56 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Meade | 30-24 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Igo - foul #2 on Robert Igo, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:12 | Elon | Chad Blouin splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Luis Collins scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Joseph Scroggins | 33-27 |
| 17:39 | Elon | Chad Blouin banks in the layup over the doubleteam and the foul's on Joseph Scroggins - foul #3 on Joseph Scroggins, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 17:39 | Elon | Chad Blouin makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen can't connect on a floater in the paint | 33-30 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 16:46 | Elon | Robert Igo pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:31 | Elon | Sean Meade misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-30 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee loses the ball out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), James Wright (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Larry Pedersen, Luis Collins, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Elon | Bernard Perham (SF), Kevin Manjarrez (PF), Mark Crawford (C) Shawn Aldridge, John Hanley, Robert Igo | |
| 15:38 | Elon | Chad Blouin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Meade | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Scroggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Bays (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Sean Meade (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Perham (fresh) PF - Kevin Manjarrez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Crawford (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Kevin Manjarrez is called for the reach on William Donaldson - foul #2 on Kevin Manjarrez, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen (PG) William Donaldson | |
| Subs | Elon | Travis Bonham (PG), Edward Murphy (SG), John Hanley (PF) Sean Meade, Chad Blouin, Bernard Perham | |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | James Wright knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by John Hanley - foul #2 on John Hanley, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | James Wright misses the free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:56 | Elon | Mark Crawford gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:37 | Elon | Robert Nelson swats the layup by Mark Crawford | 35-33 |
| 14:36 | Elon | Kevin Manjarrez tips it in | 35-35 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luis Collins (PF) James Wright | |
| Subs | Elon | Chad Blouin (SG), Robert Igo (C) Edward Murphy, Mark Crawford | |
| 13:54 | Elon | Robert Igo misses the lay-in | 35-35 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Luis Collins pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Kevin Manjarrez is called for the reach on Patrick Bays - foul #3 on Kevin Manjarrez, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald Nee (C) Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Aldridge (SF) Kevin Manjarrez | |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays's pass is intercepted by Chad Blouin | 35-35 |
| 13:09 | Elon | Larry Pedersen is called for the reach on Travis Bonham - foul #3 on Larry Pedersen, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), Johnny Dawson (SF) Larry Pedersen, Patrick Bays | |
| Subs | Elon | Mark Crawford (PF) John Hanley | |
| 12:43 | Elon | Mark Crawford lays it up and in | 35-37 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Luis Collins misses the jump hook from close range | 35-37 |
| 12:17 | Elon | The rebound goes to Chad Blouin | 35-37 |
| 11:58 | Elon | Mark Crawford drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Travis Bonham | 35-39 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | William Donaldson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 11:28 | Elon | Robert Igo snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Scroggins (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luis Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Nee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Travis Bonham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Blouin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Aldridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Igo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-39 |
| 11:20 | Elon | Mark Crawford hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | William Donaldson travels with the ball | 35-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen (PG), Bert Collier (SG), Patrick Bays (SF), James Wright (PF), Robert Nelson (C) William Donaldson, Joseph Scroggins, Johnny Dawson, Luis Collins, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Elon | Sean Meade (PG), Edward Murphy (SG), Kevin Manjarrez (SF), John Hanley (PF) Travis Bonham, Chad Blouin, Shawn Aldridge, Mark Crawford | |
| 10:47 | Elon | John Hanley hits a shot from the left side set up by Edward Murphy and he's fouled by Patrick Bays - foul #1 on Patrick Bays, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| 10:47 | Elon | John Hanley makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | James Wright is hacked by Edward Murphy - foul #2 on Edward Murphy, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Bert Collier misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Manjarrez - foul #4 on Kevin Manjarrez, team foul #7 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Elon | Bernard Perham (SF) Kevin Manjarrez | |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Bert Collier makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Bert Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:45 | Elon | Bernard Perham misses the floater from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | James Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Bert Collier makes the shot in the lane set up by Larry Pedersen | 39-44 |
| 08:58 | Elon | Robert Nelson is called for the reach on Robert Igo - foul #2 on Robert Nelson, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Scroggins (SG), Luis Collins (PF) Bert Collier, James Wright | |
| Subs | Elon | Travis Bonham (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Shawn Aldridge (SF), Mark Crawford (C) Sean Meade, Edward Murphy, Bernard Perham, Robert Igo | |
| 08:43 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Travis Bonham takes the ball from Robert Nelson | 39-44 |
| 08:11 | Elon | Patrick Bays steps in front of the Travis Bonham pass | 39-44 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Luis Collins slams it home | 41-44 |
| 07:29 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Bonham | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Pedersen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Scroggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Bays (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Luis Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Travis Bonham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Aldridge (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hanley (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 06:54 | Elon | Mark Crawford connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Travis Bonham | 44-49 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Scroggins is called for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), Bert Collier (SG), Johnny Dawson (SF), James Wright (PF), Gerald Nee (C) Larry Pedersen, Joseph Scroggins, Patrick Bays, Luis Collins, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Elon | Sean Meade (PG), Bernard Perham (SF), Kevin Manjarrez (PF), Robert Igo (C) Travis Bonham, Shawn Aldridge, John Hanley, Mark Crawford | |
| 06:19 | Elon | Chad Blouin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 06:17 | Elon | Robert Igo gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:00 | Elon | Bert Collier is called for the reach on Chad Blouin - foul #1 on Bert Collier, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 05:51 | Elon | Chad Blouin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 05:49 | Elon | Kevin Manjarrez grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 05:40 | Elon | Gerald Nee denies the turnaround by Bernard Perham | 44-49 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Wright | 44-49 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee | James Wright connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Donaldson and the foul's on Kevin Manjarrez - foul #5 on Kevin Manjarrez, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen (PG) William Donaldson | |
| Subs | Elon | John Hanley (PF) Kevin Manjarrez | |
| 05:18 | Tennessee | James Wright makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:52 | Elon | Gerald Nee is called for the reach on Chad Blouin - foul #1 on Gerald Nee, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Scroggins (SG), Luis Collins (PF) Bert Collier, James Wright | |
| Subs | Elon | Travis Bonham (PG), Edward Murphy (SG), Shawn Aldridge (SF), Mark Crawford (C) Sean Meade, Chad Blouin, Bernard Perham, Robert Igo | |
| 04:32 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge misses the lay-in | 47-49 |
| 04:30 | Elon | Edward Murphy snags the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 04:19 | Elon | Edward Murphy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Crawford | 47-52 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Dawson | 50-52 |
| 03:36 | Elon | Edward Murphy is fouled on the floor by Joseph Scroggins - foul #4 on Joseph Scroggins, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Bays (SF), Robert Nelson (C) Johnny Dawson, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 03:36 | Elon | Edward Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:36 | Elon | Edward Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Nelson, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Elon | Chad Blouin (SG), Robert Igo (C) Edward Murphy, Mark Crawford | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Pedersen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Scroggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Bays (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Luis Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Travis Bonham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Aldridge (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hanley (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Igo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Elon | Travis Bonham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Joseph Scroggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), Bert Collier (SG), James Wright (PF) Larry Pedersen, Joseph Scroggins, Luis Collins | |
| Subs | Elon | Sean Meade (PG), Bernard Perham (SF) Travis Bonham, Shawn Aldridge | |
| 02:16 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen (PG), Joseph Scroggins (SG), Luis Collins (PF), Gerald Nee (C) William Donaldson, Bert Collier, James Wright, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 01:56 | Elon | Sean Meade makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Blouin | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen is hacked by Bernard Perham - foul #1 on Bernard Perham, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Elon | Travis Bonham (PG), Shawn Aldridge (SF) Sean Meade, Bernard Perham | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 01:36 | Elon | Luis Collins steals it from Robert Igo | 52-57 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Collins | 55-57 |
| 01:03 | Elon | Patrick Bays takes the ball from Chad Blouin | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Joseph Scroggins | 57-57 |
| 00:33 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 57-57 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee grabs the board | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| 00:09 | Elon | Elon calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge buries a floater in the paint | 57-59 |