| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Robert Blagg (fresh) SG - Stephen Scheetz (fresh) SF - Alan Rodgers (fresh) PF - John Bottoms (fresh) C - Terry Bussey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett buries a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Quinnipiac | Alan Rodgers misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Quinnipiac | Alan Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:19 | Quinnipiac | Alan Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Robert Blagg picks off the pass by Michael Tinklenberg in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Quinnipiac | Troy Bennett denies the turnaround by John Bottoms | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Quinnipiac | John Bottoms grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Quinnipiac | John Bottoms knocks in the jumper from the right block | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Bottoms - foul #1 on John Bottoms, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Quinnipiac | John Bottoms loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Brian Lund (PF), Matthew Hillen (C) John Bottoms, Terry Bussey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Peter Pham (SG), David Stephens (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, Thomas Kelley, Troy Bennett, Keith Pitts | |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Peter Pham buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Bagley | 4-7 |
| 16:51 | Quinnipiac | Paul Bagley is called for the reach on Robert Blagg - foul #1 on Paul Bagley, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder (SG), William Conti (SF) Stephen Scheetz, Alan Rodgers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:46 | Quinnipiac | William Conti clanks a jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | William Conti steals the ball from Bradford Dingman | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | Quinnipiac | Robert Blagg misses the dunk attempt | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Lund - foul #1 on Brian Lund, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn (SG), John Bottoms (PF), Terry Bussey (C) Robert Blagg, Brian Lund, Matthew Hillen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Troy Bennett (PF) Paul Bagley, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is hacked by Terry Bussey - foul #1 on Terry Bussey, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz (SG) Martin Coburn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Harold Nadeau (C) Peter Pham, David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Michael Moulder (fresh) SG - Stephen Scheetz (fresh) SF - William Conti (fresh) PF - John Bottoms (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Bussey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Kelley | 4-9 |
| 15:17 | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder travels with the ball | 4-9 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Alan Rodgers (SF) William Conti | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Pitts (C) Harold Nadeau | |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett scores on a floater near the basket set up by David Thomas | 4-11 |
| 14:35 | Quinnipiac | Alan Rodgers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alan Rodgers, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Blagg (PG), William Conti (SG), Brian Lund (PF), Matthew Hillen (C) Michael Moulder, Stephen Scheetz, John Bottoms, Terry Bussey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Peter Pham (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, Thomas Kelley, Troy Bennett | |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | William Conti is called for the reach on David Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Conti, team foul #5 | 4-11 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Lund - foul #2 on Brian Lund, team foul #6 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Dale Hamman (C) Brian Lund | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) David Thomas, Keith Pitts | |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 13:48 | Quinnipiac | Dale Hamman is called for traveling | 4-13 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz (SG) Alan Rodgers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Pham | 4-15 |
| 13:13 | Quinnipiac | Matthew Hillen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Armstrong - foul #1 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #3 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | John Bottoms (PF), Terry Bussey (C) Matthew Hillen, Dale Hamman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Troy Bennett (PF) Peter Pham, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 12:58 | Quinnipiac | Troy Bennett steals the ball from Stephen Scheetz | 4-15 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Terry Bussey blocks the short jumper by Troy Bennett | 4-15 |
| 12:28 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to William Conti | 4-15 |
| 12:11 | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Bagley - foul #2 on Paul Bagley, team foul #4 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Alan Rodgers (SF), Dale Hamman (C) William Conti, Terry Bussey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Keith Pitts (C) Paul Bagley, David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| 12:11 | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz makes the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 12:11 | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz misses the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett grabs the board | 5-15 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Robert Blagg is called for the reach on Michael Tinklenberg - foul #1 on Robert Blagg, team foul #7 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder (PG), Martin Coburn (SG), Matthew Hillen (PF) Robert Blagg, Stephen Scheetz, John Bottoms | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG) David Thomas | |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| 11:37 | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 5-17 |
| 11:35 | Quinnipiac | Dale Hamman gets the offensive rebound | 5-17 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Michael Moulder (fresh) SG - Martin Coburn (fresh) SF - Alan Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Hillen (fresh) C - Dale Hamman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 5-17 |
| 11:13 | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn grabs the offensive board | 5-17 |
| 11:01 | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Peter Pham | 8-19 |
| 10:29 | Quinnipiac | Alan Rodgers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-19 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelley | 8-19 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Moulder - foul #1 on Michael Moulder, team foul #8 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Blagg (PG), Stephen Scheetz (SG), William Conti (SF), John Bottoms (PF), Terry Bussey (C) Michael Moulder, Martin Coburn, Alan Rodgers, Matthew Hillen, Dale Hamman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Joseph Armstrong (PF), Bradford Dingman (C) Peter Pham, Troy Bennett, Keith Pitts | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | David Thomas's pass is intercepted by Stephen Scheetz | 8-19 |
| 10:00 | Quinnipiac | William Conti hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Scheetz | 10-19 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 10-19 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong tips it in | 10-21 |
| 09:10 | Quinnipiac | Terry Bussey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Blagg and he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder (SG), Alan Rodgers (SF) Stephen Scheetz, William Conti | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), David Stephens (SF), Harold Nadeau (C) David Thomas, Thomas Kelley, Bradford Dingman | |
| 09:10 | Quinnipiac | Terry Bussey misses the free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Pham and the foul's on Robert Blagg - foul #2 on Robert Blagg, team foul #9 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn (SG), Dale Hamman (PF) Robert Blagg, John Bottoms | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:38 | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-24 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Nadeau | 12-24 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Michael Moulder picks off the pass by Michael Tinklenberg in the backcourt | 12-24 |
| 08:21 | Quinnipiac | Alan Rodgers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Harold Nadeau | 15-26 |
| 07:34 | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Michael Moulder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Coburn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Rodgers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Hamman (fairly fresh) C - Terry Bussey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Stephens (fresh) PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 18-26 |
| 07:04 | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:47 | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Martin Coburn, team foul #10 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | William Conti (PG), Stephen Scheetz (SG), Daniel Chavarria (SF), John Bottoms (PF), Matthew Hillen (C) Michael Moulder, Martin Coburn, Alan Rodgers, Dale Hamman, Terry Bussey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley (SF), Troy Bennett (PF), Keith Pitts (C) David Stephens, Joseph Armstrong, Harold Nadeau | |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley loses the dribble to Daniel Chavarria in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| 06:38 | Quinnipiac | William Conti connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 20-26 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Stephen Scheetz picks off the pass by Michael Tinklenberg in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| 06:24 | Quinnipiac | John Bottoms clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Troy Bennett - foul #1 on Troy Bennett, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), David Thomas (SG) Michael Tinklenberg, Peter Pham | |
| 06:24 | Quinnipiac | John Bottoms makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:24 | Quinnipiac | John Bottoms misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Thomas | 21-28 |
| 05:47 | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley's pass is intercepted by John Bottoms | 21-28 |
| 05:03 | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn (PG), Terry Bussey (C) Daniel Chavarria, Matthew Hillen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), David Stephens (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) David Thomas, Thomas Kelley, Keith Pitts | |
| 05:03 | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:03 | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Pham | 23-31 |
| 04:20 | Quinnipiac | Bradford Dingman blocks the short jumper by William Conti | 23-31 |
| 04:19 | Quinnipiac | Terry Bussey tips it home | 25-31 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 03:54 | Quinnipiac | John Bottoms grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 03:37 | Quinnipiac | John Bottoms can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Stephen Scheetz is called for the reach on Troy Bennett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Scheetz, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Blagg (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Alan Rodgers (SF), Brian Lund (PF), Matthew Hillen (C) Martin Coburn, Stephen Scheetz, William Conti, John Bottoms, Terry Bussey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Thomas Kelley (SF) Paul Bagley, David Stephens | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Robert Blagg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Lund (fresh) C - Matthew Hillen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Quinnipiac | Alan Rodgers misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 03:15 | Quinnipiac | Robert Blagg gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 02:56 | Quinnipiac | Brian Lund hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Peter Pham - foul #1 on Peter Pham, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Troy Bennett, Bradford Dingman | |
| 02:56 | Quinnipiac | Brian Lund misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:56 | Quinnipiac | Brian Lund misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Peter Pham pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is hacked by Michael Moulder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Moulder, team foul #12 | 25-33 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:36 | Quinnipiac | Robert Blagg drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Moulder | 28-35 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Kelley | 28-37 |
| 01:42 | Quinnipiac | Brian Lund is called for a backcourt violation | 28-37 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn (SG), Daniel Chavarria (SF), John Bottoms (PF), Dale Hamman (C) Michael Moulder, Alan Rodgers, Brian Lund, Matthew Hillen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), David Stephens (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Peter Pham, Keith Pitts | |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Nadeau | 28-40 |
| 01:13 | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn is fouled on the floor by Paul Bagley - foul #3 on Paul Bagley, team foul #9 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz (SG), William Conti (SF) Robert Blagg, Daniel Chavarria | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Bradford Dingman (C) Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau | |
| 01:13 | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:13 | Quinnipiac | Martin Coburn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-40 |
| 01:00 | Quinnipiac | William Conti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Tinklenberg - foul #1 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #10 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Terry Bussey (C) John Bottoms | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:00 | Quinnipiac | William Conti makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:00 | Quinnipiac | William Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley is fouled on the floor by Terry Bussey - foul #2 on Terry Bussey, team foul #13 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Blagg (PG), Alan Rodgers (SF) Martin Coburn, William Conti | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau (PF) Joseph Armstrong | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:38 | Quinnipiac | Dale Hamman gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:34 | Quinnipiac | Stephen Scheetz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau snags the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Moulder (SG), John Bottoms (PF), Brian Lund (C) Stephen Scheetz, Dale Hamman, Terry Bussey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), Troy Bennett (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Thomas Kelley, Harold Nadeau, Bradford Dingman | |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | Robert Blagg misses the halfcourt shot | 31-40 |