| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Little (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Erhart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston loses the dribble to Charles Steward in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 19:47 | New Orleans | Charles Steward loses the ball out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 18:53 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Steward | 41-34 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Richard Stamper (SF), Like Chiou (C) Charles Steward, Stephan Fogg, Billy Williams | |
| 18:18 | New Orleans | Joshua Washington steps in front of the Like Chiou pass | 41-34 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Washington | 43-34 |
| 18:13 | New Orleans | Bradley Eggleston is called for the reach on Felipe Roman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SF), Antonio Goldman (C) Andrew Darden, Larry Erhart | |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Christopher Fay is called for the reach on Felipe Roman - foul #1 on Christopher Fay, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 17:42 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Darrell Manns is called for the reach on Joshua Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrell Manns, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Steven Yarger | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (SG) Darrell Manns | |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Fay | 45-34 |
| 16:53 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:36 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | Joshua Foster is called for the reach on Like Chiou - foul #1 on Joshua Foster, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), Steven Yarger (PF), John Little (C) Mark Shelly, Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, William Stolberg, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Billy Williams (C) Felipe Roman, Joseph Horton, Richard Stamper, Like Chiou, Antonio Goldman | |
| 16:05 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson hits a shot from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Little (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Erhart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:24 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart is called for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Erhart, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses the lay-in | 47-36 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger tips it home | 49-36 |
| 14:38 | New Orleans | Billy Williams misses the shot from the left side | 49-36 |
| 14:36 | New Orleans | Billy Williams hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington banks in the layup set up by Bradley Eggleston | 51-38 |
| 13:54 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart double dribbles | 51-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), William Stolberg (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, Steven Yarger, John Little | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Joseph Horton (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Darrell Manns (PF), Like Chiou (C) Charles Steward, Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Larry Erhart, Billy Williams | |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | William Stolberg can't tip it in | 51-38 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster snags the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-38 |
| 13:09 | New Orleans | Like Chiou grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 12:53 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Millard Haislip - foul #3 on Millard Haislip, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman (C) Darrell Manns | |
| 12:53 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:53 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Millard Haislip | 53-39 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), Steven Yarger (PF) Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), Larry Erhart (PF) Joseph Horton, Richard Stamper, Like Chiou | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), John Little (C) Mark Shelly, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Billy Williams (C) Felipe Roman, Antonio Goldman | |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Little (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Erhart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 53-39 |
| 10:54 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Bradley Eggleston is called for the reach on Charles Steward - foul #4 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), William Stolberg (PF) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, Steven Yarger | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Richard Stamper (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Like Chiou (PF), Antonio Goldman (C) Charles Steward, Andrew Darden, Darrell Manns, Larry Erhart, Billy Williams | |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman misses short on a shot near the basket | 53-39 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | John Little grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Millard Haislip | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:49 | New Orleans | John Little is called for the reach on Like Chiou - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Yarger (PF), Christopher Fay (C) William Stolberg, John Little | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Erhart (PF) Antonio Goldman | |
| 09:41 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-39 |
| 09:39 | New Orleans | Like Chiou grabs the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 09:33 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Fay - foul #2 on Christopher Fay, team foul #7 | 55-39 |
| 09:33 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:33 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Richard Stamper picks off the pass by Mark Shelly | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-41 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster's pass is intercepted by Richard Stamper in the backcourt | 55-41 |
| 08:41 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman loses the dribble to Mark Shelly | 55-41 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly dunks the ball | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), William Stolberg (PF), John Little (C) Mark Shelly, Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, Steven Yarger, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Darrell Manns (PF), Billy Williams (C) Felipe Roman, Richard Stamper, Larry Erhart, Like Chiou | |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Steward - foul #1 on Charles Steward, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-41 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 07:29 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 07:19 | New Orleans | Charles Steward knocks in the shot from the left side | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stolberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Little (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Fogg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Manns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradley Eggleston | 59-43 |
| 06:45 | New Orleans | John Little picks off the pass by Darrell Manns | 59-43 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | William Stolberg is hacked by Darrell Manns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrell Manns, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Steven Yarger (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, William Stolberg, John Little | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), Richard Stamper (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Antonio Goldman (C) Charles Steward, Stephan Fogg, Darrell Manns, Billy Williams | |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Erhart - foul #3 on Larry Erhart, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG) Bradley Eggleston | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Like Chiou (C) Antonio Goldman | |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:59 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stamper | 61-43 |
| 05:41 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 05:09 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 04:58 | New Orleans | Like Chiou can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster is hacked by Like Chiou - foul #2 on Like Chiou, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), John Little (C) Mark Shelly, Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Darrell Manns (SF), Antonio Goldman (C) Joseph Horton, Andrew Darden, Larry Erhart | |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 63-43 |
| 03:48 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-43 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | John Little snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston is hacked by Felipe Roman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felipe Roman, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Steven Yarger | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-43 |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Goldman | 65-43 |
| 03:16 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-43 |
| 03:14 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns grabs the offensive rebound | 65-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Little (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Felipe Roman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stamper (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Manns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Like Chiou (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Antonio Goldman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-43 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | John Little grabs the defensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington is fouled on the floor by Like Chiou - foul #3 on Like Chiou, team foul #8 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Steven Yarger (PF) Bradley Eggleston, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (SG) Darrell Manns | |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Antonio Goldman | 66-43 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | Like Chiou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 66-43 |
| 01:54 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper grabs the board | 66-43 |
| 01:48 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Foster - foul #2 on Joshua Foster, team foul #8 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), John Little (C) Mark Shelly, Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SF) Joseph Horton | |
| 01:48 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 01:48 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-45 |
| 01:22 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman pulls down the rebound | 66-45 |
| 01:07 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman is fouled on the floor by Bradley Eggleston - foul #5 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #9 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG) Bradley Eggleston | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:07 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:07 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger travels with the ball | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Darrell Manns is denied by John Little | 66-47 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joshua Washington | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger is hacked by Like Chiou - foul #4 on Like Chiou, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns snags the offensive board | 68-47 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly runs out the clock | 68-50 |