| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Keith Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Bradfield (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Gingerich (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Dodge (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | John Jones inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:22 | Western Kentucky | John Jones misses the jumper from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | Darren Ramsey steals it from Shawn Bradfield out of a doubleteam | 39-42 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge misses the jump hook in the lane | 39-42 |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:23 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:56 | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Dobrynski picks off the pass by Jeff Gingerich | 39-44 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo misses the tip | 39-44 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Dodge | 39-47 |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gilberto Colombo - foul #3 on Gilberto Colombo, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie (PG), Lawrence Yelverton (SF) Keith Walters, John Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard (SG), Jared Jackson (SF), Christopher Beckner (C) Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo, Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Gingerich | 39-47 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:30 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie clanks a jumper from close range | 39-47 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Andrew Dillard | 39-47 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeff Gingerich | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Lavallie (fresh) SG - Shawn Bradfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lawrence Yelverton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Gingerich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jared Jackson (fresh) PF - Justin Dodge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Beckner (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 41-50 |
| 15:33 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Yelverton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Shawn Bradfield out of the doubleteam | 43-50 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard is hacked by Jeff Gingerich - foul #1 on Jeff Gingerich, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters (PG), John Jones (SF), Scott Archambault (C) Shawn Bradfield, Thomas Welch, Jeff Gingerich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (SG), Gilberto Colombo (SF) Andrew Dillard, Jared Jackson | |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Lavallie - foul #2 on John Lavallie, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski (C) Christopher Beckner | |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters loses the dribble to Darren Ramsey | 43-52 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gilberto Colombo | 43-55 |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters misses badly on a floater near the basket | 43-55 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Ramsey | 43-58 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Scott Archambault scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Walters | 45-58 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | John Jones picks off the pass by Darren Ramsey | 45-58 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Carl Rodrigues takes the ball from John Lavallie | 45-58 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues lays it in | 45-60 |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie's layup is rejected by Nicolas Dobrynski | 45-60 |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | John Jones tips it home | 47-60 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski tips it in | 47-62 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Scott Archambault buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Jones | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Keith Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lavallie (fairly fresh) SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Yelverton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Archambault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Rodrigues (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gilberto Colombo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Dodge (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicolas Dobrynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge loses the dribble to John Jones | 49-62 |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Yelverton | 52-62 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 10:58 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Yelverton hits the finger roll | 54-62 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Scott Archambault grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:32 | Western Kentucky | John Jones knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Darren Ramsey - foul #4 on Darren Ramsey, team foul #2 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Epperson (PG), Shawn Bradfield (SG), Thomas Welch (PF), Jeff Gingerich (C) Keith Walters, John Lavallie, Lawrence Yelverton, Scott Archambault | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (PG), Andrew Dillard (SG), Jared Jackson (SF), Christopher Beckner (PF), Kevin Redick (C) Darren Ramsey, Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo, Justin Dodge, Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| 10:32 | Western Kentucky | John Jones makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Jared Jackson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Welch | 57-62 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Fred Cantin is called for the reach on George Epperson - foul #2 on Fred Cantin, team foul #3 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leo Pomeroy (SF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by George Epperson | 59-62 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard buries a shot from the right block set up by Fred Cantin | 59-64 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Leo Pomeroy drills a jump hook from the baseline | 61-64 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Welch - foul #1 on Thomas Welch, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG) Fred Cantin | |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard is hacked by Jeff Gingerich - foul #2 on Jeff Gingerich, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters (PG) George Epperson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | Leo Pomeroy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Jared Jackson can't tip it in | 61-66 |
| 07:23 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Keith Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Bradfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Pomeroy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeff Gingerich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Dillard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Beckner (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Redick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich banks in the layup set up by Leo Pomeroy | 63-66 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Beckner | 63-68 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Christopher Beckner - foul #2 on Christopher Beckner, team foul #4 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Jones (SF), Lawrence Yelverton (PF), Scott Archambault (C) Leo Pomeroy, Thomas Welch, Jeff Gingerich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (PG), Gilberto Colombo (SF), Justin Dodge (PF), Nicolas Dobrynski (C) Darren Ramsey, Jared Jackson, Christopher Beckner, Kevin Redick | |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard comes up short on the shot near the basket | 66-68 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski misses the tip | 66-68 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Yelverton gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Yelverton hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Dillard - foul #2 on Andrew Dillard, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie (PG), Jason Haddix (SG) Keith Walters, Shawn Bradfield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Yelverton makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Yelverton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-68 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski tips it in | 67-70 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | Scott Archambault misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Dillard - foul #3 on Andrew Dillard, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch (PF) Lawrence Yelverton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG) Andrew Dillard | |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | Scott Archambault makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | Scott Archambault makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | John Jones swats the short shot by Gilberto Colombo | 69-70 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues tips it back up and in | 69-72 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie lays it in set up by Thomas Welch and the foul's on Darren Ramsey - foul #5 on Darren Ramsey, team foul #7 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich (C) Scott Archambault | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard (SG) Darren Ramsey | |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie misses the free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Rodrigues | 71-74 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | Jason Haddix can't finish the layup | 71-74 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo pulls down the rebound | 71-74 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Dillard | 71-76 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters (PG) Jason Haddix | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (PG), Jared Jackson (SF), Christopher Beckner (PF), Kevin Redick (C) Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo, Justin Dodge, Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick hits the follow up shot | 71-78 |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Beckner steals it from John Jones | 71-78 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Jeff Gingerich takes the ball from Andrew Dillard | 71-78 |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Beckner steals the ball from John Jones | 71-78 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Keith Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lavallie (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeff Gingerich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Cantin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Dillard (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jared Jackson (fresh) PF - Christopher Beckner (fresh) 3 stl. C - Kevin Redick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Jared Jackson loses the dribble to Thomas Welch | 71-78 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Dillard is called for the reach on John Lavallie - foul #4 on Andrew Dillard, team foul #8 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield (SG), Lawrence Yelverton (PF), Scott Archambault (C) John Jones, Thomas Welch, Jeff Gingerich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo (SF) Andrew Dillard | |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich (C) Scott Archambault | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (SG), Justin Dodge (PF) Jared Jackson, Kevin Redick | |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge misses badly on a floater from the left side | 73-78 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeff Gingerich | 73-78 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Jones (SF), Thomas Welch (PF) John Lavallie, Lawrence Yelverton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard (SG), Nicolas Dobrynski (C) Fred Cantin, Christopher Beckner | |
| 02:10 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Keith Walters | 76-78 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bradfield - foul #2 on Shawn Bradfield, team foul #7 | 76-78 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 76-78 |
| 01:50 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch is whistled for traveling | 76-78 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 76-78 |
| 01:33 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Keith Walters | 76-78 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich lays it in on a nice dish by Keith Walters | 78-78 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge tips it in | 78-80 |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Walters | 80-80 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 80-80 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Gilberto Colombo steals the ball from Thomas Welch | 80-82 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo lays it in | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-84 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Bradfield | 80-84 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-84 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues gets the rebound | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Walters - foul #2 on Keith Walters, team foul #9 | 80-84 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (PG) Andrew Dillard | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch gets the rebound | 80-85 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch clanks a fullcourt shot | 80-85 |