| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fresh) 10 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Thurber (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Walter Adkins inbounds the ball | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Harry Tovar is called for the reach on Walter Adkins - foul #2 on Harry Tovar, team foul #1 | 28-46 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Spires | 31-46 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg is hacked by Walter Adkins - foul #3 on Walter Adkins, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF) Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the lay-in | 31-46 |
| 18:36 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough's pass is intercepted by Richard Thurber | 31-46 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Robert Scarborough is called for the reach on Harry Tovar - foul #1 on Robert Scarborough, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the easy layup | 31-46 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner tips it back up and in | 31-48 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | Bernard Sorensen steals it from Kevin Weeks | 31-48 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bernard Sorensen | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:58 | UNLV | Willie Wilson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-51 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen gets the rebound | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber double dribbles | 31-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Mark Hill (SG), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF) Jesse Seaberg | |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Harry Tovar steals the ball from Joe Denney | 31-51 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen lays it in set up by Harry Tovar | 31-53 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-53 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver grabs the board | 31-53 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is whistled for a carry | 31-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (SF) Robert Scarborough | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) SG - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Turner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Joe Denney lays it in on a great pass from Walter Adkins | 33-53 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Spires - foul #3 on Jeffrey Spires, team foul #3 | 33-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG) Adolph Singer, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SF) Noel Weaver | |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Wilson | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-55 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-55 |
| 14:22 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires gets the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 14:10 | UNLV | Jesse Seaberg swats the short shot by Walter Adkins | 36-55 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Richard Thurber is denied by Joe Denney | 36-55 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Walter Adkins | 36-55 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Willie Wilson hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Weeks | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Kevin Weeks steps in front of the Bernard Sorensen pass | 39-55 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks hits the finger roll | 41-55 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesse Seaberg and the foul's on Willie Wilson - foul #2 on Willie Wilson, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Kevin Weeks, Walter Adkins, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG) Harry Tovar | |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses the free throw | 41-57 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Richard Thurber swats the short shot by Jeffrey Spires | 41-57 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jesse Seaberg | 41-57 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Scarborough - foul #2 on Robert Scarborough, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SG) Willie Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Richard Thurber | |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 12:41 | UNLV | Dustin Turner swats the layup by Benjamin Oden | 41-57 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | William Morin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bernard Sorensen | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Adolph Singer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 41-59 |
| 11:32 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Adolph Singer | 41-59 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) SG - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernie Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Turner (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Walter Adkins (SF), Frank McCoy (PF), Joe Denney (C) Adolph Singer, Mark Hill, Robert Scarborough, Jeffrey Spires, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Harry Tovar (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Richard Thurber (PF), Robert Hymowitz (C) Bernard Sorensen, Ernie Gross, Jesse Seaberg, William Morin, Dustin Turner | |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Frank McCoy connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Willie Wilson | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ruben Scriven | 43-62 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Willie Wilson is fouled on the floor by Harry Tovar - foul #3 on Harry Tovar, team foul #2 | 43-62 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Walter Adkins scores on a jumper near the basket | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Joe Denney blocks the jumper by Robert Hymowitz | 45-62 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joe Denney | 45-62 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ruben Scriven - foul #1 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #3 | 45-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (C) Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Ernie Gross (SG) Ruben Scriven, Harry Tovar | |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Thurber | 46-62 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Frank McCoy gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz is hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #3 on Willie Wilson, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Mark Hill (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Jeffrey Spires (PF) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Walter Adkins, Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), Jesse Seaberg (SF), William Morin (PF), Dustin Turner (C) Ernie Gross, Noel Weaver, Richard Thurber, Robert Hymowitz | |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 46-62 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-62 |
| 07:16 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 46-62 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) SG - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Turner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden travels with the ball | 46-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joe Denney (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG) Adolph Singer, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-62 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg is fouled on the floor by Joe Denney - foul #2 on Joe Denney, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (SF) Robert Scarborough | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Richard Thurber (PF) Bernard Sorensen, Harry Tovar, William Morin | |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the easy layup | 46-64 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Ernie Gross | 46-66 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Ernie Gross steals it from Willie Wilson | 46-66 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the easy layup | 46-66 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires grabs the board | 46-66 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Walter Adkins jams it | 48-66 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Thurber and the foul's on Joe Denney - foul #3 on Joe Denney, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Mark Hill (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Walter Adkins, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF), William Morin (PF) Jesse Seaberg, Richard Thurber | |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the free throw | 48-69 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden lays it in and he's hacked by Ruben Scriven - foul #2 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #4 | 50-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF) Jeffrey Spires | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (C) Dustin Turner | |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden makes the free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Frank McCoy gets the rebound | 51-69 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-69 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | William Morin snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | William Morin misses long on a floater from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 03:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 51-69 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) SG - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernie Gross (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Adolph Singer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Walter Adkins (SF), Jeffrey Spires (PF) Adolph Singer, Mark Hill, Robert Scarborough, Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG) Ernie Gross | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-72 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is hacked by William Morin - foul #1 on William Morin, team foul #5 | 51-72 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Walter Adkins is fouled on the floor by Robert Hymowitz - foul #2 on Robert Hymowitz, team foul #6 | 51-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joe Denney (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Ruben Scriven steps in front of the Jeffrey Spires pass | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Hymowitz | 51-75 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-75 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the board | 51-75 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | The jump hook by William Morin is blocked by Joe Denney | 51-75 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hymowitz | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | William Morin is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Spires - foul #4 on Jeffrey Spires, team foul #9 | 51-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (C) Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG) John Wiggins | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | William Morin makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | William Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-77 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz snags the defensive board | 51-77 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven runs out the clock | 51-77 |