| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Martin Earls (fresh) SF - Barry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vlade Suhoski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Manual Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Texas Tech | Leroy Carpenter swats the dunk try by Barry Johnson | 34-20 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Harold Payne clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Barry Johnson - foul #2 on Barry Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Beasley (PF) Martin Earls | |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:54 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 18:52 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 18:34 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-20 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Alton Parker | 38-20 |
| 18:23 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden is hacked by Harold Payne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Payne, team foul #1 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG) Vlade Suhoski | |
| 18:12 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the jump hook in the paint | 38-22 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Harold Payne | 40-22 |
| 17:44 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden scores on a jumper from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith's layup is rejected by Barry Johnson | 40-24 |
| 17:34 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez pulls down the rebound | 40-24 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski (SG), Tony Pitts (PF) Martin Earls, George Beasley | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:53 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Vlade Suhoski steals the ball from Laurence Mozingo | 40-27 |
| 16:07 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Manual Mendez | 40-30 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo jams it set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vlade Suhoski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Barry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Pitts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manual Mendez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is hacked by Barry Johnson - foul #3 on Barry Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SG) Tony Pitts | |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it but misses | 42-30 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Manual Mendez denies the turnaround by Alton Parker | 42-30 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it home | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:19 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 44-30 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Laurence Mozingo | 46-30 |
| 14:05 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Beasley (PF) Vlade Suhoski | |
| 13:50 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez throws it down | 46-32 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-32 |
| 13:42 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 13:20 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Laurence Mozingo - foul #3 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG) Robert Dixon, Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski (PF) George Beasley | |
| 13:20 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 13:20 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it home | 48-34 |
| 12:34 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled on the floor by Barry Johnson - foul #4 on Barry Johnson, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG), George Beasley (PF) Thomas Holden, Barry Johnson | |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Randall Mosquera | 51-36 |
| 11:52 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-36 |
| 11:50 | Texas Tech | George Beasley tips it in | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Donald Dossantos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Martin Earls (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vlade Suhoski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manual Mendez (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Vlade Suhoski takes the ball from Randall Mosquera | 51-38 |
| 11:15 | Texas Tech | Randall Mosquera picks off the pass by Martin Earls | 51-38 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is fouled on the floor by George Beasley - foul #2 on George Beasley, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Alton Parker, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden (PG) Martin Earls | |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith gets the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-38 |
| 10:14 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Laurence Mozingo is called for the reach on George Beasley - foul #4 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SF), Robert Goss (PF) Harold Payne, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts (PF) George Beasley | |
| 09:52 | Texas Tech | Robert Dixon is called for the reach on Vlade Suhoski - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Beasley (PF) Tony Pitts | |
| 09:40 | Texas Tech | George Beasley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-41 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera lays it in set up by Robert Goss | 53-41 |
| 09:15 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Dossantos | 53-43 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Donald Dossantos - foul #4 on Donald Dossantos, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Alton Parker (SF) Robert Dixon, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG), Tony Pitts (PF) Donald Dossantos, George Beasley | |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:43 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls is fouled on the floor by Harold Payne - foul #2 on Harold Payne, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 08:30 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez connects on the jump hook from the left block | 55-45 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is hacked by Martin Earls - foul #1 on Martin Earls, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Beasley (PF) Tony Pitts | |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by George Beasley - foul #3 on George Beasley, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:06 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 07:42 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SG), Barry Johnson (SF), Tony Pitts (PF) Martin Earls, Vlade Suhoski, George Beasley | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Dossantos (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Barry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tony Pitts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manual Mendez (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Harold Payne, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Beasley (PF) Tony Pitts | |
| 07:05 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Harold Payne buries a jump hook in the lane | 58-48 |
| 06:38 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 06:36 | Texas Tech | George Beasley snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 06:22 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Dossantos | 58-51 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Alton Parker drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 61-51 |
| 05:43 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson's pass is intercepted by Leroy Carpenter | 61-51 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter clanks a jumper from the left block | 61-51 |
| 05:22 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:09 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 61-51 |
| 05:00 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 04:46 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos connects on the jumper from the left side | 61-53 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Alton Parker scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Laurence Mozingo | 63-53 |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-53 |
| 03:56 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alton Parker (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (tiring) 25 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Dossantos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Barry Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Beasley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Manual Mendez (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 03:25 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 03:14 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Holden | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Payne | 65-56 |
| 02:37 | Texas Tech | George Beasley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter drills a jumper in the lane set up by Alton Parker and he's hacked by Thomas Holden - foul #2 on Thomas Holden, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG), Randall Mosquera (SG), Fausto Russo (SF), Robert Goss (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski (PF) George Beasley | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:13 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Holden - foul #3 on Thomas Holden, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG) Donald Dossantos | |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 01:51 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 68-56 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo is called for traveling | 68-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Fausto Russo, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SG) Martin Earls | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Texas Tech | Laurence Mozingo swats the shot by Manual Mendez | 68-56 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Alton Parker clanks a jump hook in the paint | 68-56 |
| 00:34 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #5 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:30 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:30 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Harold Payne runs out the clock | 68-57 |