| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Bryan Werner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Schmid (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rick Kaufman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail lays it in set up by Robert Lucus | 36-25 |
| 19:27 | Marist | Theodore Savage's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Weekes | 36-25 |
| 19:25 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid gets the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 19:14 | Marist | Theodore Savage connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jimmy Schmid | 36-27 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Theodore Savage - foul #1 on Theodore Savage, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:34 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid double dribbles | 38-27 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-27 |
| 18:04 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid is fouled on the floor by Daniel Phillips - foul #1 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 17:53 | Marist | Stephen Dail steps in front of the Theodore Savage pass | 38-27 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 17:28 | Marist | Rick Kaufman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:15 | Marist | Gene Cox steps in front of the James Hopkins pass | 38-27 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 16:57 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 16:43 | Marist | Rick Kaufman can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Gene Cox - foul #1 on Gene Cox, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), James Murphy (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Gene Cox, Stephen Dail, Daniel Phillips, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Marist | Edward Follis (PG), Herman Neal (SG), Leonard Binford (SF), Lloyd Richards (PF) Bryan Werner, Theodore Savage, James Hopkins, Jimmy Schmid | |
| 16:43 | Marist | Rick Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:43 | Marist | Rick Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Herman Neal - foul #1 on Herman Neal, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Marist | James Douglas (C) Rick Kaufman | |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 3rd free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:16 | Marist | Edward Follis loses the ball out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is fouled on the floor by Edward Follis - foul #3 on Edward Follis, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lucus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Edward Follis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Binford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Douglas (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Lucus | 43-29 |
| 15:18 | Marist | Herman Neal scores on a floater from the left block | 43-31 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 14:58 | Marist | Leonard Binford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:31 | Marist | Edward Follis drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Douglas and he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Stephen Dail (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Jesse Weekes (C) Matthew Larson, Robert Lucus, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Marist | Theodore Savage (SG), James Hopkins (SF), Jimmy Schmid (PF), Rick Kaufman (C) Herman Neal, Leonard Binford, Lloyd Richards, James Douglas | |
| 14:31 | Marist | Edward Follis makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Rick Kaufman swats the short shot by Daniel Phillips | 43-34 |
| 14:11 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:07 | Marist | Edward Follis drills a shot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gene Cox | 45-36 |
| 13:12 | Marist | Edward Follis makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips's pass is intercepted by James Hopkins | 45-38 |
| 12:51 | Marist | Edward Follis hits the finger roll set up by James Hopkins | 45-40 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Marist | Bryan Werner (PG), Leonard Binford (C) Edward Follis, Rick Kaufman | |
| 12:19 | Marist | Leonard Binford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| 11:48 | Marist | Daniel Phillips steals the ball from Leonard Binford | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Bryan Werner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Savage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Schmid (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Binford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Gene Cox drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 11:10 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid hits the finger roll set up by Theodore Savage | 48-42 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Gene Cox scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Matthew Larson | 51-42 |
| 10:41 | Marist | James Hopkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Gene Cox - foul #2 on Gene Cox, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), James Murphy (PF), Jesse Weekes (C) Gene Cox, Daniel Phillips, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Marist | Edward Follis (SG), Rick Kaufman (C) Theodore Savage, Jimmy Schmid | |
| 10:41 | Marist | James Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:41 | Marist | James Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 10:20 | Marist | The rebound goes to Rick Kaufman | 51-44 |
| 10:15 | Marist | Leonard Binford is fouled on the floor by Jesse Weekes - foul #1 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF) Stephen Dail | |
| Subs | Marist | Lloyd Richards (PF) James Hopkins | |
| 09:57 | Marist | Edward Follis is called for a charge - foul #4 on Edward Follis, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Marist | James Douglas (PG), Herman Neal (SG) Bryan Werner, Edward Follis | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus buries a floater from close range set up by Matthew Larson | 53-44 |
| 09:16 | Marist | Lloyd Richards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG) Matthew Larson | |
| Subs | Marist | Jimmy Schmid (PF) Leonard Binford | |
| 08:47 | Marist | Rick Kaufman drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Jimmy Schmid | 53-46 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Rick Kaufman - foul #2 on Rick Kaufman, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Marist | Bryan Werner (PG), Theodore Savage (SG), James Hopkins (SF) James Douglas, Herman Neal, Lloyd Richards | |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:30 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:18 | Marist | Theodore Savage comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 08:17 | Marist | Rick Kaufman grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:00 | Marist | Rick Kaufman blows the layup | 54-46 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 07:35 | Marist | James Hopkins gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lucus (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Bryan Werner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmy Schmid (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Kaufman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Marist | James Hopkins hits a driving attempt from the left block | 54-48 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-48 |
| 06:56 | Marist | Rick Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 06:43 | Marist | Rick Kaufman drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Bryan Werner and he's hacked by Stephen Dail - foul #3 on Stephen Dail, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (C) Gene Cox, Stephen Dail, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Marist | Edward Follis (SG), Leonard Binford (SF), Lloyd Richards (PF) Theodore Savage, James Hopkins, Jimmy Schmid | |
| 06:43 | Marist | Rick Kaufman makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes is called for 3 seconds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF) Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Marist | Herman Neal (SG), James Douglas (C) Bryan Werner, Rick Kaufman | |
| 06:17 | Marist | Matthew Larson picks off the pass by Edward Follis in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Larson | 56-51 |
| 05:58 | Marist | Herman Neal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | James Murphy snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is fouled on the floor by Herman Neal - foul #2 on Herman Neal, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF) Robert Lucus | |
| Subs | Marist | Theodore Savage (SG), James Hopkins (SF), Jimmy Schmid (PF) Herman Neal, Lloyd Richards, James Douglas | |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 05:21 | Marist | James Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:14 | Marist | Edward Follis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 05:13 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 04:56 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 04:54 | Marist | Leonard Binford grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 04:31 | Marist | Theodore Savage misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 04:29 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to James Hopkins | 56-51 |
| 04:17 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Robert Lucus (SG), Daniel Phillips (PF) Matthew Larson, Willie Jackson, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Marist | Bryan Werner (PG), Rick Kaufman (C) Edward Follis, Leonard Binford | |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-51 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 03:41 | Marist | The rebound goes to Jimmy Schmid | 56-51 |
| 03:16 | Marist | Bryan Werner's pass is intercepted by Robert Lucus | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Weekes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Bryan Werner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Schmid (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Rick Kaufman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jimmy Schmid - foul #2 on Jimmy Schmid, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Griffing (C) Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 02:30 | Marist | Theodore Savage connects on the 3 from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Cox | 61-54 |
| 02:01 | Marist | Bryan Werner's floater is tipped away by Albert Griffing | 61-54 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | James Hopkins denies the turnaround by Daniel Phillips | 61-54 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Phillips | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Marist | Rick Kaufman misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 63-54 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 00:56 | Marist | Rick Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Marist | Rick Kaufman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips is hacked by Theodore Savage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Savage, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Gene Cox | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:48 | Marist | Rick Kaufman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:43 | Marist | Theodore Savage misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Albert Griffing | 63-54 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is hacked by Bryan Werner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Werner, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:35 | Marist | Rick Kaufman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-54 |
| 00:33 | Marist | Jimmy Schmid tips it home | 65-56 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Savage - foul #3 on Theodore Savage, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:25 | Marist | James Hopkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 67-56 |
| 00:24 | Marist | Rick Kaufman hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing is hacked by Bryan Werner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Werner, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:16 | Marist | Rick Kaufman scores on a shot from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing is hacked by Theodore Savage in the backcourt - foul #4 on Theodore Savage, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:06 | Marist | Robert Lucus steps in front of the James Hopkins pass | 71-60 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus lays it up and in | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Marist | James Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 73-60 |