| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emery Olmsted (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Peter Pham inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg can't tip it in | 33-27 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | James Blackmon snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison double dribbles | 33-27 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong connects on the jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman's fadeaway is rejected by James Blackmon | 33-29 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | James Blackmon comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Armstrong - foul #2 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | James Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | James Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Stephens | 35-32 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | 3 seconds is called on Emery Olmsted | 35-32 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg loses the dribble to James Blackmon | 35-32 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | James Blackmon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Peter Pham out of the doubleteam | 35-34 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | David Stephens takes the ball from Raymond Graham after a doubleteam | 35-34 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is whistled for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mike Boucher (SG), Kevin Rose (SF), David Lazzaro (PF), Raymond Reynolds (C) Raymond Graham, Emery Olmsted, James Blackmon, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lazzaro (fresh) C - Raymond Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Lazzaro | 35-34 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher is fouled on the floor by Harold Nadeau - foul #2 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Blackmon (PF) David Lazzaro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG) Peter Pham | |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-34 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | David Stephens grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico | Paul Bagley steals the ball from Raymond Reynolds | 35-34 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Harold Nadeau is blocked by Raymond Reynolds | 35-34 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison drills a 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | David Stephens is fouled on the floor by James Blackmon - foul #1 on James Blackmon, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Graham (SG), Emery Olmsted (SF), David Lazzaro (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Mike Boucher, Kevin Rose, James Blackmon, Raymond Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Harold Nadeau | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | David Stephens loses the dribble to Nicholas Morrison | 38-36 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison lays it in | 40-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emery Olmsted (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Lazzaro (fresh) C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Frederick Welsh - foul #2 on Frederick Welsh, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Emery Olmsted | 43-36 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Bagley | 43-38 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Joseph Armstrong steals it from Frederick Welsh | 43-38 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the floater in the lane | 43-38 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is whistled for a carry | 43-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG), Mike Boucher (SF), James Blackmon (PF) Nicholas Morrison, Emery Olmsted, David Lazzaro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Harold Nadeau (PF) Paul Bagley, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 08:35 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose scores on a floater from the right side set up by Raymond Graham | 45-38 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | David Stephens blows the layup | 45-38 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Frederick Welsh | 45-38 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Boucher | 48-38 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-38 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Graham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Welsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stephens (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | David Stephens comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh tips it back up and in | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | David Stephens is called for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted (SF), Raymond Reynolds (C) Raymond Graham, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG) David Stephens | |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-38 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Tinklenberg | 50-41 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico | James Blackmon drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Rose | 53-41 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Paul Bagley | 53-43 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Harold Nadeau is called for the reach on James Blackmon - foul #3 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG) Kevin Rose | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (PF) Bradford Dingman | |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | Harold Nadeau is called for the reach on Emery Olmsted - foul #4 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Michael Tinklenberg - foul #2 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Reynolds | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is fouled on the floor by James Blackmon - foul #2 on James Blackmon, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Graham (SG), David Lazzaro (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Mike Boucher, James Blackmon, Raymond Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Harold Nadeau | |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Frederick Welsh is called for the reach on Bradford Dingman - foul #3 on Frederick Welsh, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Armstrong | 56-45 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh tips it home | 58-45 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Graham - foul #3 on Raymond Graham, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG), James Blackmon (PF) Nicholas Morrison, David Lazzaro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) Paul Bagley, Bradford Dingman | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh clanks a runner from close range | 58-46 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh misses the tip | 58-46 |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose tips it back up and in | 60-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Graham (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emery Olmsted (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 10 pts. 16 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Pham (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg | 60-48 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Tinklenberg - foul #3 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Mike Boucher (SG) Raymond Graham, Emery Olmsted | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Peter Pham's pass is intercepted by James Blackmon | 62-48 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nicholas Morrison | 65-48 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong blows the layup | 65-48 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau grabs the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong can't connect on a runner from close range | 65-48 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Nicholas Morrison, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted (SF), David Lazzaro (PF), Raymond Reynolds (C) Nicholas Morrison, James Blackmon, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Harold Nadeau | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Emery Olmsted - foul #2 on Emery Olmsted, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Bradford Dingman - foul #1 on Bradford Dingman, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong can't connect on a shot from the right side | 66-50 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | David Lazzaro can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Armstrong - foul #3 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #8 | 66-50 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | David Lazzaro misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | David Lazzaro misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | David Stephens knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose runs out the clock | 66-52 |