| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) PF - Alton Parker (fresh) C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) PF - Gary Waters (fresh) C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:44 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky's layup is rejected by Laurence Mozingo | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Harold Payne pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Harold Payne works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Indiana | Richard Boyd gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Indiana | Richard Boyd double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo scores on a floater in the paint | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Akre | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Boyd - foul #1 on Richard Boyd, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is hacked by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | Indiana | Harold Payne steals the ball from Dustin Beresky | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses long on a shot from close range | 6-2 |
| 17:23 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:19 | Indiana | Richard Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Alton Parker scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Mosquera and the foul's on Richard Boyd - foul #2 on Richard Boyd, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Richard Boyd, Dustin Beresky | |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:03 | Indiana | Gary Waters snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:52 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is called for traveling | 8-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (SG) Dikembe Akre | |
| 16:29 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 16:27 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:12 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Paul Stovall (C) Ivan Zahl, Gary Waters | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Glenn Nickerson - foul #1 on Glenn Nickerson, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) PF - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) C - Paul Stovall (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Indiana | The short jumper by Glenn Nickerson is denied by Alton Parker | 10-2 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 10-2 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Stovall | 10-2 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it home | 12-2 |
| 15:08 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Glenn Nickerson - foul #2 on Glenn Nickerson, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (PG), Gary Waters (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Dikembe Akre, Glenn Nickerson, Paul Stovall | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:30 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Daryl Mireles picks off the pass by Alton Parker | 14-7 |
| 14:01 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Laurence Mozingo - foul #1 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Robert Goss (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG) Robert Gilbert | |
| 14:01 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:01 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 13:45 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:36 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Waters | 14-11 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 13:15 | Indiana | Gary Waters gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:59 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the lay-in | 14-11 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Robert Goss gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Carpenter | 16-11 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the fadeaway from close range | 16-13 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Ivan Zahl steals the ball from Alton Parker | 16-13 |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Zahl | 16-15 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 11:50 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - Robert Goss (fresh) PF - Alton Parker (tiring) 4 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daryl Mireles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Waters (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Dustin Beresky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky hits the finger roll | 16-17 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Robert Goss double dribbles | 16-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Robert Powell (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Dixon, Robert Goss, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (SG), Paul Stovall (C) Ivan Zahl, Dustin Beresky | |
| 10:45 | Indiana | Gary Waters misses badly on a runner from close range | 16-17 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is hacked by Daryl Mireles - foul #1 on Daryl Mireles, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Daryl Mireles - foul #2 on Daryl Mireles, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (C) Daryl Mireles | |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:12 | Indiana | Harold Payne picks off the pass by Gary Waters | 18-17 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | Robert Gilbert takes the ball from Larry Dreher | 18-17 |
| 09:53 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Dikembe Akre is called for the reach on Laurence Mozingo - foul #1 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG) Dikembe Akre | |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:27 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky tips it in | 20-19 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Paul Stovall is called for the reach on Larry Dreher - foul #1 on Paul Stovall, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:17 | Indiana | Paul Stovall gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:56 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 21-19 |
| 08:54 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:41 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky travels with the ball | 21-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), Alton Parker (PF) Larry Dreher, Harold Payne, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG) Robert Gilbert | |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 08:28 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 08:08 | Indiana | Gary Waters misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (SF) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:08 | Indiana | Gary Waters makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:08 | Indiana | Gary Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter tips it back up and in | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - Robert Goss (fresh) PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Waters (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Stovall (fairly fresh) C - Dustin Beresky (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Leroy Carpenter - foul #1 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Dixon, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (SG) Ivan Zahl | |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Alton Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the tip | 23-23 |
| 07:16 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 07:05 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses the shot from close range | 23-23 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 23-23 |
| 06:58 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:38 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Harold Payne - foul #1 on Harold Payne, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF) Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Richard Boyd (SF), Glenn Nickerson (PF) Dikembe Akre, Gary Waters, Paul Stovall | |
| 06:38 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:38 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Richard Boyd picks off the pass by Laurence Mozingo | 23-25 |
| 06:11 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Boyd | 23-27 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 05:55 | Indiana | Richard Boyd gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:35 | Indiana | Richard Boyd hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Gilbert | 23-29 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zahl - foul #1 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Alton Parker (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Goss, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Gary Waters (PF) Robert Gilbert, Ivan Zahl, Dustin Beresky | |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:20 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Glenn Nickerson | 23-29 |
| 05:06 | Indiana | Gary Waters hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits a 3 from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 04:34 | Indiana | Leroy Carpenter picks off the pass by Dikembe Akre | 26-31 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 26-31 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 04:01 | Indiana | Gary Waters gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:41 | Indiana | Robert Dixon is called for the reach on Dikembe Akre - foul #2 on Robert Dixon, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Goss (SF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Harold Payne, Randall Mosquera, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (PG), Robert Gilbert (SG) Dikembe Akre, Daryl Mireles | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - Robert Goss (fresh) PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Waters (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the lay-in | 26-31 |
| 03:22 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson tips it back up and in | 26-33 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by Glenn Nickerson - foul #3 on Glenn Nickerson, team foul #10 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (C) Glenn Nickerson | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:08 | Indiana | Gary Waters pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 02:50 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo clanks a turnaround near the basket | 26-33 |
| 02:25 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 02:09 | Indiana | Richard Boyd clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 02:02 | Indiana | Richard Boyd gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 01:57 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Fausto Russo - foul #1 on Fausto Russo, team foul #7 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Alton Parker (PF) Robert Goss, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF) Robert Gilbert, Gary Waters | |
| 01:57 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:57 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon is whistled for traveling | 26-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Alton Parker - foul #1 on Alton Parker, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF) Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG) Richard Boyd | |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 28-35 |
| 01:26 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Akre | 28-37 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 01:07 | Indiana | Paul Stovall grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 28-37 |
| 00:47 | Indiana | Paul Stovall grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky blows the layup | 28-37 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 31-37 |
| 00:05 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #11 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Robert Goss (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Dixon, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Gary Waters (PF) Dikembe Akre, Ivan Zahl, Paul Stovall | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Robert Goss clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 31-37 |