| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Pedersen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Scroggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Bays (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luis Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Nee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Keithley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Crider (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 19:42 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | Douglas Crider is fouled on the floor by Joseph Scroggins - foul #1 on Joseph Scroggins, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:09 | Florida State | Gerald Nee denies the turnaround by Douglas Crider | 40-36 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Jordan Vines picks off the pass by Larry Pedersen out of a doubleteam | 40-36 |
| 18:32 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Carl Letcher | 40-39 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Luis Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 17:54 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley misses the turnaround near the basket | 40-39 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen is hacked by Carl Letcher - foul #2 on Carl Letcher, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Wright (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Luis Collins, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Lackey (C) Douglas Crider | |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Rodney Sargent takes the ball from Patrick Bays | 40-39 |
| 17:23 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent lays it in | 40-41 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 17:04 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:48 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Scroggins pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 40-41 |
| 16:35 | Florida State | Jordan Vines gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:14 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:50 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Pedersen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Scroggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Bays (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Keithley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordan Vines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Christopher Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Florida State | Carl Letcher's fadeaway is rejected by James Wright | 40-41 |
| 15:32 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 40-43 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 14:55 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:37 | Florida State | James Wright swats the short shot by Rodney Sargent | 40-43 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | James Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | James Wright comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 40-43 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays's pass is intercepted by Rodney Sargent | 40-43 |
| 13:50 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey loses the dribble to Patrick Bays | 40-43 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Rodney Sargent picks off the pass by James Wright | 40-43 |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent lays it up and in | 40-45 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jordan Vines - foul #3 on Jordan Vines, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), Bert Collier (SG), Luis Collins (PF), Gerald Nee (C) Larry Pedersen, Joseph Scroggins, James Wright, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (SG), Colin Brewer (SF), Paul Barreto (PF), Douglas Crider (C) Rodney Sargent, Sammy Keithley, Jordan Vines, Christopher Lackey | |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Bays misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Luis Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | William Donaldson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 12:42 | Florida State | Frank Willmon pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:28 | Florida State | Paul Barreto is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson (SF) Patrick Bays | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Bert Collier misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Frank Willmon - foul #1 on Frank Willmon, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Bert Collier misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Bert Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Paul Barreto gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | Paul Barreto hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Gerald Nee - foul #3 on Gerald Nee, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | Paul Barreto makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | Paul Barreto makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Luis Collins can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 11:34 | Florida State | Paul Barreto snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Collier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Dawson (fresh) PF - Luis Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Nee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Willmon (fresh) SF - Colin Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Barreto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Crider (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Douglas Crider buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Carl Letcher | 40-49 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Bert Collier scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 10:33 | Florida State | Luis Collins is called for the reach on Colin Brewer - foul #2 on Luis Collins, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen (PG), James Wright (PF), Robert Nelson (C) William Donaldson, Luis Collins, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (PG), Timothy Northcutt (SF) Carl Letcher, Colin Brewer | |
| 10:28 | Florida State | Douglas Crider misses the shot in the paint | 42-49 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson misses the dunk | 42-49 |
| 10:11 | Florida State | Douglas Crider grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Crider - foul #2 on Douglas Crider, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (SF) Bert Collier | |
| Subs | Florida State | Sammy Keithley (SF), Jordan Vines (PF) Frank Willmon, Paul Barreto | |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Douglas Crider steals the ball from Johnny Dawson | 42-49 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | James Wright is called for the reach on Jordan Vines - foul #3 on James Wright, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Scroggins (SG), Luis Collins (PF), Gerald Nee (C) Johnny Dawson, James Wright, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Colin Brewer (SF), Christopher Lackey (C) Timothy Northcutt, Douglas Crider | |
| 09:05 | Florida State | Colin Brewer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 09:03 | Florida State | Colin Brewer hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Christopher Lackey | 42-51 |
| 08:16 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Gerald Nee - foul #4 on Gerald Nee, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bert Collier (SF) Larry Pedersen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (SG), Paul Barreto (PF) Colin Brewer, Jordan Vines | |
| 08:16 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:16 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Bert Collier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sammy Keithley - foul #2 on Sammy Keithley, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson (SF), Robert Nelson (C) Joseph Scroggins, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Bert Collier makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Bert Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:57 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Paul Barreto is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Paul Barreto, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Bays (SF) Johnny Dawson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Douglas Crider (C) Christopher Lackey | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | William Donaldson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Willmon - foul #2 on Frank Willmon, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Wright (PF) Luis Collins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Colin Brewer (SF), Jordan Vines (PF) Rodney Sargent, Douglas Crider | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | William Donaldson misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | William Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Collier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Bays (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sammy Keithley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Willmon (fresh) SF - Colin Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Barreto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Frank Willmon | 44-55 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Bert Collier and he's fouled by Paul Barreto - foul #5 on Paul Barreto, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen (PG), Joseph Scroggins (SG) William Donaldson, Bert Collier | |
| Subs | Florida State | Douglas Crider (C) Paul Barreto | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:59 | Florida State | Jordan Vines snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Joseph Scroggins is called for the reach on Frank Willmon - foul #2 on Joseph Scroggins, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald Nee (C) Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG) Sammy Keithley | |
| 06:43 | Florida State | Carl Letcher works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | Douglas Crider snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 06:02 | Florida State | The jumper by Carl Letcher is denied by Patrick Bays | 46-57 |
| 06:00 | Florida State | Jordan Vines grabs the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:48 | Florida State | Douglas Crider is denied on a layup by Gerald Nee | 46-57 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Nee and he's hacked by Jordan Vines - foul #4 on Jordan Vines, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bert Collier (SG), Johnny Dawson (SF), Luis Collins (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Joseph Scroggins, Patrick Bays, James Wright, Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (SG), Sammy Keithley (SF), Christopher Lackey (C) Frank Willmon, Colin Brewer, Douglas Crider | |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:00 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent's floater is knocked away by Bert Collier | 49-57 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Bert Collier snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Luis Collins is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Luis Collins, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| 04:25 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Luis Collins | 49-57 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson buries a jump hook from the baseline | 51-57 |
| 03:40 | Florida State | Jordan Vines blows the wide open layup | 51-57 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Bert Collier scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Pedersen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bert Collier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Dawson (fresh) PF - Luis Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sammy Keithley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordan Vines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Christopher Lackey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Florida State | Robert Nelson steals it from Rodney Sargent | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Scroggins (SG), Patrick Bays (SF), Gerald Nee (C) Bert Collier, Johnny Dawson, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Douglas Crider (PF) Jordan Vines | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Luis Collins hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 53-57 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:21 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey is fouled on the floor by Gerald Nee - foul #5 on Gerald Nee, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Nelson (C) Gerald Nee | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (SG) Carl Letcher | |
| 02:21 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:21 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Luis Collins is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-59 |
| 02:04 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Jordan Vines (PF) Frank Willmon, Christopher Lackey | |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Sammy Keithley | 55-62 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Luis Collins tips it but misses | 55-62 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Nelson | 55-62 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Luis Collins misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 55-62 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Jordan Vines hits a shot from the left side set up by Carl Letcher | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Larry Pedersen, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley is hacked by Larry Pedersen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Pedersen, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (SG) Carl Letcher | |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Nelson | 55-65 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-65 |
| 00:43 | Florida State | Jordan Vines grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Larry Pedersen is called for the reach on Jordan Vines in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Pedersen, team foul #11 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG) Larry Pedersen | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Jordan Vines makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Jordan Vines misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Douglas Crider snags the offensive board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Willmon | 55-69 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Luis Collins's pass is intercepted by Frank Willmon | 55-69 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent can't finish the layup | 55-69 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley hits the follow up shot | 55-71 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Luis Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 55-71 |