| Lineup | Navy | PG - Elias Lilly (fresh) SG - Gary Teter (fresh) SF - Oscar Cutshaw (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Daryl Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) SG - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) PF - William Morin (fresh) C - Richard Thurber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | William Morin is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Navy | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Navy | Elias Lilly drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Oscar Cutshaw | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver connects on the shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Navy | Oscar Cutshaw misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Navy | James Johnson hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Navy | Gary Teter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | Navy | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | Navy | Elias Lilly double dribbles | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Oscar Cutshaw steals the ball from Jesse Seaberg | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Navy | Oscar Cutshaw hits the finger roll | 6-5 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | William Morin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (PF) William Morin | |
| 16:22 | Navy | James Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hymowitz | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Noel Weaver | 6-5 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Seaberg | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Elias Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Teter (fresh) SF - Oscar Cutshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daryl Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) SF - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) C - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Navy | Oscar Cutshaw makes the floater from the left wing set up by Elias Lilly | 8-8 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Daryl Brown takes the ball from Noel Weaver | 8-8 |
| 15:20 | Navy | James Johnson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Noel Weaver | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz lays it in set up by Bernard Sorensen and he's hacked by Gary Teter - foul #1 on Gary Teter, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Navy | Manuel Cole (SG), Casimir Kovaleski (SF), Shaun Judkins (PF), David Husman (C) Gary Teter, Oscar Cutshaw, James Johnson, Daryl Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:30 | Navy | Elias Lilly misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-11 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg is hacked by Elias Lilly - foul #1 on Elias Lilly, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Navy | Matthew Simmons (SF) Elias Lilly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Robert Hymowitz | |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | William Morin is whistled for a carry | 8-11 |
| 13:18 | Navy | Shaun Judkins misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Sorensen | 8-13 |
| 12:59 | Navy | Shaun Judkins banks in the layup | 10-13 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 12:15 | Navy | David Husman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-16 |
| 12:13 | Navy | Shaun Judkins tips it home | 12-16 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver loses the dribble to Shaun Judkins | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Manuel Cole (fresh) SG - Casimir Kovaleski (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Simmons (fresh) PF - Shaun Judkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Husman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Seaberg (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Noel Weaver (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) C - Richard Thurber (tiring) | |
| 11:23 | Navy | Manuel Cole is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 12-16 |
| Subs | Navy | Elias Lilly (PG), Gary Teter (SG), Oscar Cutshaw (SF), James Johnson (PF), Daryl Brown (C) Manuel Cole, Casimir Kovaleski, Matthew Simmons, Shaun Judkins, David Husman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Dustin Turner (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF) Bernard Sorensen, Jesse Seaberg, Noel Weaver, William Morin | |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz is fouled on the floor by Gary Teter - foul #2 on Gary Teter, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Navy | Manuel Cole (SG) Gary Teter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | John Wiggins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner hits the follow up shot | 12-18 |
| 10:42 | Navy | Oscar Cutshaw knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Elias Lilly | 14-18 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses the dunk but he's hacked by Daryl Brown - foul #1 on Daryl Brown, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:59 | Navy | Oscar Cutshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Robert Hymowitz | |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | William Morin comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 14-19 |
| 09:28 | Navy | James Johnson grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 09:16 | Navy | Dustin Turner is called for the reach on Oscar Cutshaw - foul #1 on Dustin Turner, team foul #1 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Navy | Casimir Kovaleski (SG) Manuel Cole | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Jesse Seaberg (SG), Robert Hymowitz (C) John Wiggins, Ernie Gross, Richard Thurber | |
| 09:02 | Navy | Elias Lilly misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-19 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | William Morin knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Bernard Sorensen | 14-21 |
| 08:22 | Navy | Dustin Turner is called for the reach on Oscar Cutshaw - foul #2 on Dustin Turner, team foul #2 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Navy | Matthew Simmons (SF), Shaun Judkins (PF), David Husman (C) Oscar Cutshaw, James Johnson, Daryl Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF), Adrian Morphis (C) Dustin Turner, William Morin | |
| 08:11 | Navy | David Husman scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-21 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen is called for traveling | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Elias Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casimir Kovaleski (fresh) SF - Matthew Simmons (fresh) PF - Shaun Judkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Husman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adrian Morphis (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Navy | Noel Weaver steals the ball from Matthew Simmons | 16-21 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Adrian Morphis grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Navy | Manuel Cole (SG), Oscar Cutshaw (SF), James Johnson (PF), Daryl Brown (C) Casimir Kovaleski, Matthew Simmons, Shaun Judkins, David Husman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), William Morin (PF), Richard Thurber (C) Bernard Sorensen, Jesse Seaberg, Robert Hymowitz, Adrian Morphis | |
| 06:04 | Navy | Oscar Cutshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-21 |
| 06:03 | Navy | Daryl Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:50 | Navy | Elias Lilly misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-21 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | William Morin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Manuel Cole - foul #1 on Manuel Cole, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:27 | Navy | Daryl Brown snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 05:20 | Navy | Manuel Cole is hacked by Ernie Gross - foul #1 on Ernie Gross, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| 05:09 | Navy | James Johnson buries a floater from the right block set up by Oscar Cutshaw and he's fouled by Richard Thurber - foul #1 on Richard Thurber, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG) John Wiggins | |
| 05:09 | Navy | James Johnson misses the free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ernie Gross | 18-24 |
| 04:31 | Navy | Elias Lilly misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Sorensen - foul #1 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SG) Ernie Gross | |
| 04:31 | Navy | Elias Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:31 | Navy | Elias Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Daryl Brown - foul #2 on Daryl Brown, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Navy | Casimir Kovaleski (SG), Shaun Judkins (C) Elias Lilly, Daryl Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:02 | Navy | Oscar Cutshaw misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | The jumper by Noel Weaver is denied by Oscar Cutshaw | 20-25 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg tips it home | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Manuel Cole (fresh) SG - Casimir Kovaleski (fresh) SF - Oscar Cutshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shaun Judkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Noel Weaver (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Thurber (tired) 1 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Navy | James Johnson buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Cole | 23-27 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | James Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Thurber - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Navy | Elias Lilly (PG), Gary Teter (SG), Daryl Brown (C) Manuel Cole, Oscar Cutshaw, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (PG), Dustin Turner (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF) Bernard Sorensen, Noel Weaver, William Morin | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:52 | Navy | The rebound goes to Daryl Brown | 23-28 |
| 02:46 | Navy | Elias Lilly scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Teter | 26-28 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 02:14 | Navy | Shaun Judkins hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elias Lilly | 28-30 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Elias Lilly is called for the reach on John Wiggins - foul #2 on Elias Lilly, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Navy | Oscar Cutshaw (SF) Casimir Kovaleski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG), Adrian Morphis (C) Jesse Seaberg, Richard Thurber | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:42 | Navy | Shaun Judkins misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Adrian Morphis - foul #1 on Adrian Morphis, team foul #6 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG) John Wiggins | |
| 01:42 | Navy | Shaun Judkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:42 | Navy | Shaun Judkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Daryl Brown denies the turnaround by Adrian Morphis | 30-32 |
| 01:24 | Navy | Shaun Judkins grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 01:07 | Navy | Elias Lilly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 01:05 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Judkins | 30-32 |
| 00:50 | Navy | Ernie Gross is called for the reach on Gary Teter - foul #2 on Ernie Gross, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Navy | Manuel Cole (PG), James Johnson (PF) Elias Lilly, Shaun Judkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SG), William Morin (PF) Ernie Gross, Adrian Morphis | |
| 00:50 | Navy | Gary Teter makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:50 | Navy | Gary Teter misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | William Morin snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Sorensen | 31-34 |
| 00:04 | Navy | Gary Teter scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Oscar Cutshaw | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 33-34 |