| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses the shot from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | John Little pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson makes the floater from the left wing set up by Bradley Eggleston | 32-29 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Steven Yarger swats the layup by William Kimzey | 32-29 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | George Parker gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | William Kimzey drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Peter Leduc | 32-31 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Nelson | 34-31 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | George Parker knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 34-33 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | James Bigham misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses the turnaround from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Bradley Eggleston | 36-33 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is hacked by Joshua Nelson - foul #1 on Joshua Nelson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Comerford (SG), Kendall Bills (SF), Terry Fite (PF), Tim Carriere (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, James Bigham, George Parker, William Kimzey | |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Terry Fite grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Millard Haislip - foul #1 on Millard Haislip, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Steven Yarger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Terry Fite grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | William Stolberg steps in front of the Terry Fite pass | 36-36 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Victor Plummer steps in front of the Mark Shelly pass | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jim Comerford (fresh) SF - Kendall Bills (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Mark Shelly steals the ball from Terry Fite | 36-36 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Kendall Bills steps in front of the Joshua Foster pass | 36-36 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills hits the finger roll | 36-38 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford jams it set up by Victor Plummer | 36-40 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Terry Fite can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by William Stolberg - foul #1 on William Stolberg, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| 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 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), James Bigham (SF), William Kimzey (C) Victor Plummer, Jim Comerford, Kendall Bills, Tim Carriere | |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | James Bigham grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Bigham | 36-45 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 36-45 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | William Kimzey pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Terry Fite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Parker (PF) Terry Fite | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson is called for traveling | 36-45 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Leduc | 36-48 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joshua Nelson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Tracy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Bigham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kimzey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | James Bigham buries a shot in the lane and he's fouled by John Little - foul #4 on John Little, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| 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 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Comerford (SG), Tim Carriere (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, William Kimzey | |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | James Bigham makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Plummer - foul #1 on Victor Plummer, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kendall Bills (SF) James Bigham | |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford is hacked by Millard Haislip - foul #2 on Millard Haislip, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | George Parker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-51 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | William Stolberg gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster is hacked by Kendall Bills - foul #1 on Kendall Bills, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), Steven Yarger (PF) Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), Terry Fite (PF), William Kimzey (C) Victor Plummer, Kendall Bills, George Parker, Tim Carriere | |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Fay and he's hacked by Jim Comerford - foul #2 on Jim Comerford, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), John Little (C) Mark Shelly, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bigham (SF) Jim Comerford | |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Joshua Washington steps in front of the James Bigham pass | 44-51 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 44-51 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | John Little grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Foster (SF) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Jim Comerford (PF), Tim Carriere (C) Jim Tracy, Terry Fite, William Kimzey | |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jim Comerford | 46-51 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford hits a shot in the paint | 46-53 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Bigham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Comerford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | James Bigham comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Foster | 51-53 |
| 06:27 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 51-53 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc tips it home | 51-55 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | John Little grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Foster, John Little | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), George Parker (PF), William Kimzey (C) Peter Leduc, James Bigham, Tim Carriere | |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Washington | 56-55 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is fouled on the floor by Joshua Washington - foul #4 on Joshua Washington, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (PG) Victor Plummer | |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | George Parker clanks a turnaround near the basket | 56-55 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joshua Washington | 56-55 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Washington | 56-55 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington's layup is rejected by Jim Comerford | 56-55 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger tips it back up and in | 58-55 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford is fouled on the floor by Steven Yarger - foul #2 on Steven Yarger, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), William Stolberg (PF), John Little (C) Mark Shelly, Steven Yarger, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), James Bigham (SF) Blaine Howell, Jim Tracy | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Joshua Nelson and the foul's on James Bigham - foul #1 on James Bigham, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Fite (PF) George Parker | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Comerford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Fite (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | William Kimzey misses short on a floater from the right side | 61-57 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Little | 61-57 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson buries a shot from the left wing set up by William Stolberg | 63-57 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Yarger (PF) William Stolberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), George Parker (PF) Jim Comerford, Terry Fite | |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Bigham | 63-59 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Jim Tracy is called for the reach on Joshua Nelson - foul #2 on Jim Tracy, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington is denied on a layup by George Parker | 63-59 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | James Bigham gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Bigham - foul #2 on James Bigham, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | George Parker pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | John Little steals it from Jim Tracy | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Nelson | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy buries a 3 from the right corner | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Leduc - foul #3 on Peter Leduc, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | George Parker grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-62 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Little | 67-62 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | John Little is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Leduc - foul #4 on Peter Leduc, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Foster (SF) Steven Yarger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | John Little misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to George Parker | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is fouled on the floor by Joshua Washington - foul #5 on Joshua Washington, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Yarger (PF) Joshua Washington | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger runs out the clock | 67-63 |