| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Alton Parker (fresh) PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Christopher Howell (fresh) SG - Brandon Frandsen (fresh) SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) PF - William Robertson (fresh) C - Dusty Ehrhart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Dusty Ehrhart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | William Robertson connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Daniel | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xayasith and the foul's on William Robertson - foul #1 on William Robertson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Virginia | Dusty Ehrhart is fouled on the floor by Alton Parker - foul #1 on Alton Parker, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Virginia | William Robertson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | William Robertson swats the layup by Leroy Carpenter | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Dusty Ehrhart | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Virginia | William Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Virginia | William Robertson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | Dusty Ehrhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Edward Flanary (SF), John Smith (PF), John McNease (C) Christopher Howell, Brandon Frandsen, Donald Daniel, William Robertson, Dusty Ehrhart | |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:58 | Virginia | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:37 | Virginia | Edward Flanary connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Harold Payne scores on a shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | Virginia | Charles Stevens is hacked by Alton Parker - foul #2 on Alton Parker, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Alton Parker, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), Donald Daniel (SF), William Robertson (PF), Dusty Ehrhart (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Edward Flanary, John Smith, John McNease | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Christopher Howell (fresh) SG - Brandon Frandsen (fresh) SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) PF - William Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dusty Ehrhart (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Virginia | Christopher Howell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Harold Payne loses the dribble to Donald Daniel | 5-5 |
| 14:50 | Virginia | Christopher Howell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 5-5 |
| 14:18 | Virginia | The rebound goes to William Robertson | 5-5 |
| 14:14 | Virginia | Dusty Ehrhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Goss (C) Robert Dixon, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Edward Flanary (SF), John Smith (PF) Christopher Howell, Brandon Frandsen, Donald Daniel, William Robertson | |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| 13:33 | Virginia | The jumper by Edward Flanary is denied by Robert Goss | 5-5 |
| 13:31 | Virginia | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:13 | Virginia | Randall Mosquera takes the ball from John Smith | 5-5 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | John Smith is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), Donald Daniel (SF), William Robertson (PF) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Edward Flanary, John Smith | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter's pass is intercepted by Brandon Frandsen | 5-5 |
| 12:15 | Virginia | Christopher Howell is whistled for traveling | 5-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Robert Dixon (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia | John McNease (C) Dusty Ehrhart | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by William Robertson - foul #2 on William Robertson, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Green (PF), Dusty Ehrhart (C) William Robertson, John McNease | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 11:37 | Virginia | Donald Daniel is called for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (SF) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - David Morgan (fresh) PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Christopher Howell (fresh) SG - Brandon Frandsen (fresh) SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) PF - Gary Green (fresh) C - Dusty Ehrhart (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | David Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | Dusty Ehrhart is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dusty Ehrhart, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Robert Powell (C) Larry Dreher, Robert Dixon, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Virginia | John McNease (C) Dusty Ehrhart | |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | David Morgan connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 9-5 |
| 10:35 | Virginia | Donald Daniel can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 10:34 | Virginia | Donald Daniel grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 10:15 | Virginia | Christopher Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (PF), Robert Goss (C) David Morgan, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Edward Flanary (SF), Dusty Ehrhart (C) Christopher Howell, Brandon Frandsen, Donald Daniel, John McNease | |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith clanks a shot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Stevens - foul #1 on Charles Stevens, team foul #6 | 9-5 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 09:30 | Virginia | Terrance Horton is hacked by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), Donald Daniel (SF) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Edward Flanary | |
| 09:13 | Virginia | Christopher Howell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 09:11 | Virginia | Dusty Ehrhart misses the tip | 11-5 |
| 09:09 | Virginia | Donald Daniel grabs the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Brandon Frandsen misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera steps out of bounds on the sideline | 11-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Robert Dixon (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Edward Flanary (SF) Christopher Howell, Brandon Frandsen, Donald Daniel | |
| 08:05 | Virginia | Larry Dreher steals the ball from Edward Flanary | 11-5 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the runner from the left block | 11-5 |
| 07:39 | Virginia | Terrance Horton grabs the board | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - Randall Mosquera (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) SF - Edward Flanary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Green (fairly fresh) C - Dusty Ehrhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Edward Flanary hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-5 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the shot from the left block set up by Larry Dreher and he's fouled by Edward Flanary - foul #1 on Edward Flanary, team foul #7 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Robert Goss (PF) Larry Dreher, Robert Dixon, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), Donald Daniel (SF), John McNease (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Edward Flanary, Gary Green | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the free throw | 14-5 |
| 07:01 | Virginia | Christopher Howell is hacked by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #4 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), David Morgan (SF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Donald Daniel lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Howell | 14-7 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Goss | 17-7 |
| 05:58 | Virginia | Brandon Frandsen knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Howell | 17-10 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Harold Payne drills a floater from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 05:19 | Virginia | Robert Dixon is called for the reach on Donald Daniel - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Harold Payne, Robert Dixon, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Green (PF) John McNease | |
| 04:59 | Virginia | Christopher Howell buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Daniel | 19-13 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the runner near the basket | 19-13 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't tip it in | 19-13 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Robert Goss hits the follow up shot | 21-13 |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Brandon Frandsen is called for traveling | 21-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Larry Dreher, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Edward Flanary (SF), John McNease (C) Christopher Howell, Brandon Frandsen, Donald Daniel, Gary Green | |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo lays it up and in | 23-13 |
| 03:35 | Virginia | Edward Flanary makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terrance Horton | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) SF - Edward Flanary (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dusty Ehrhart (tiring) 2 reb. C - John McNease (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is fouled on the floor by Dusty Ehrhart - foul #2 on Dusty Ehrhart, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), Donald Daniel (SF), William Robertson (PF), John Smith (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Edward Flanary, Dusty Ehrhart, John McNease | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 03:10 | Virginia | William Robertson gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 02:43 | Virginia | Brandon Frandsen misses the jumper from the left side | 24-15 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Donald Daniel steals the ball from Alton Parker | 24-15 |
| 02:22 | Virginia | Donald Daniel hits the finger roll | 24-17 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is hacked by Brandon Frandsen - foul #1 on Brandon Frandsen, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF) Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Edward Flanary (SF), Dusty Ehrhart (C) Christopher Howell, Brandon Frandsen, Donald Daniel, John Smith | |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 02:01 | Virginia | The rebound goes to William Robertson | 25-17 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | William Robertson misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 25-17 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Dusty Ehrhart grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 00:56 | Virginia | William Robertson clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Robert Goss (C) Harold Payne, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), Donald Daniel (SF) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Edward Flanary | |
| 00:56 | Virginia | William Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 00:56 | Virginia | William Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 27-19 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | William Robertson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| Subs | Virginia | John McNease (C) Dusty Ehrhart | |
| 00:19 | Virginia | William Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | William Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Brandon Frandsen takes the ball from Larry Dreher | 27-20 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Brandon Frandsen misses the halfcourt shot | 27-20 |