| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emery Olmsted (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marion Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley blows the layup | 29-31 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico | Troy Bennett picks off the pass by James Benson | 29-31 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | David Thomas is hacked by James Benson - foul #2 on James Benson, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | James Benson pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the baseline | 29-31 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marion Kerr - foul #1 on Marion Kerr, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) Thomas Kelley, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson (SF) Marion Kerr | |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Morrison | 31-33 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Karlson steals it from David Thomas | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emery Olmsted (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Karlson (fresh) PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | New Mexico | James Blackmon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | James Blackmon snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Peter Pham (SG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, David Stephens, Troy Bennett, Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Kevin Rose (SG), Brian Stella (PF) Nicholas Morrison, Emery Olmsted, James Blackmon | |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 31-33 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong buries a shot from the left block and the foul's on Brian Stella - foul #3 on Brian Stella, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Kerr (SF) Rickey Wise | |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Keith Pitts | 34-33 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Peter Pham drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Kelley | 37-33 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | Brian Stella misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Armstrong - foul #1 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), David Thomas (SG), Troy Bennett (PF), Bradford Dingman (C) Paul Bagley, Peter Pham, Joseph Armstrong, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Emery Olmsted (SG) Kevin Rose, Jerry Karlson | |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | Brian Stella makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | Brian Stella makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg | 39-35 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | Brian Stella clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 39-35 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett loses the dribble to Marion Kerr | 39-35 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr lays it in | 39-37 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg and he's fouled by Brian Stella - foul #4 on Brian Stella, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SF), Keith Pitts (C) Thomas Kelley, Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson (SF), James Blackmon (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Marion Kerr, Brian Stella, James Benson | |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Keith Pitts | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emery Olmsted (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Karlson (fresh) PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Emery Olmsted - foul #1 on Emery Olmsted, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Peter Pham (SG) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (SG) Emery Olmsted | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | James Blackmon misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the turnaround from the left block | 44-37 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett tips it home | 46-37 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh's layup is rejected by Keith Pitts | 46-37 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett is hacked by James Blackmon - foul #1 on James Blackmon, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Paul Bagley, Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted (SG), Marion Kerr (SF) Kevin Rose, Jerry Karlson | |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Peter Pham pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Blackmon - foul #2 on James Blackmon, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) Peter Pham, David Stephens, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Benson (C) Frederick Welsh | |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Blackmon | 48-40 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Thomas | 50-40 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley misses the shot from the left side | 50-40 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman tips it home | 52-40 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | James Blackmon scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Morrison | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emery Olmsted (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marion Kerr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the jump hook in the paint | 54-43 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison travels in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), David Stephens (SF), Troy Bennett (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Thomas Kelley, Joseph Armstrong, Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Kevin Rose (SG), Jerry Karlson (SF), Brian Stella (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Nicholas Morrison, Emery Olmsted, Marion Kerr, James Blackmon, James Benson | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Troy Bennett is blocked by Frederick Welsh | 54-43 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | Rickey Wise steals the ball from Keith Pitts | 54-43 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise banks in the layup | 54-45 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is called for traveling | 54-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG) David Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Blackmon (PF) Brian Stella | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Keith Pitts - foul #3 on Keith Pitts, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Thomas Kelley (SF) Paul Bagley, David Stephens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Emery Olmsted (SG) Rickey Wise, Kevin Rose | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett is hacked by Nicholas Morrison - foul #1 on Nicholas Morrison, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Kerr (SF), James Benson (C) Jerry Karlson, Frederick Welsh | |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico | James Blackmon snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted is hacked by Peter Pham - foul #1 on Peter Pham, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | James Blackmon lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Morrison | 55-49 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-49 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Peter Pham connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Pitts (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emery Olmsted (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marion Kerr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | James Benson lays it up and in and the foul's on Keith Pitts - foul #4 on Keith Pitts, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), David Thomas (SG), David Stephens (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Peter Pham, Thomas Kelley, Troy Bennett, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Kevin Rose (SG), Jerry Karlson (SF) Nicholas Morrison, Emery Olmsted, Marion Kerr | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | James Benson makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | James Blackmon loses the dribble to Bradford Dingman | 61-52 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Troy Bennett (PF) Paul Bagley, David Stephens, Joseph Armstrong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Emery Olmsted (SG), Marion Kerr (SF) Rickey Wise, Kevin Rose, Jerry Karlson | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the baseline | 61-52 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the jumper from the right side | 63-54 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | James Blackmon is hacked by Troy Bennett - foul #1 on Troy Bennett, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Pitts (C) Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is fouled on the floor by Troy Bennett - foul #2 on Troy Bennett, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is hacked by Michael Tinklenberg - foul #1 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | David Thomas grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Pitts | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nicholas Morrison | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts is hacked by Nicholas Morrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Morrison, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), David Stephens (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF) David Thomas, Thomas Kelley, Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr's pass is intercepted by Keith Pitts | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | David Stephens clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Benson - foul #3 on James Benson, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Troy Bennett (PF) Peter Pham, Joseph Armstrong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Emery Olmsted | 68-60 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg runs out the clock | 68-60 |