| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) SF - George Stapleton (fresh) PF - Charles Harris (fresh) C - Robert Davidson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | George Stapleton takes the ball from Bradley Byrd | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey hits a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Robert Davidson is called for the reach on Stephen Stenson - foul #1 on Robert Davidson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wendell Meyer - foul #1 on Wendell Meyer, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Southerland | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bradley Byrd | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Davidson - foul #2 on Robert Davidson, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin (C) Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey loses the dribble to David Smith | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd's pass is intercepted by George Stapleton | 2-4 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Harris | 2-4 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris comes up short on the floater from the left block | 2-4 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Stapleton (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Harris (fairly fresh) C - Robert Rosin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) PF - Donald Whicker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wendell Meyer | 2-4 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer is hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Mark Magoon (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Virgil Whitlock (PF), Manual Ortega (C) Wendell Meyer, Harold Bailey, George Stapleton, Charles Harris, Robert Rosin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), William Pollitt (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Stephen Stenson, David Smith, Donald Whicker, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 14:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | William Pollitt hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Bradley Byrd steals it from Manual Ortega | 4-6 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | William Pollitt's pass is intercepted by Mark Magoon | 7-6 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mark Magoon | 9-6 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter buries a jump hook from the left block | 11-6 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Magoon - foul #1 on Mark Magoon, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), George Stapleton (SF), Charles Harris (PF), Robert Rosin (C) Ronald Hayes, Mark Magoon, John Carpenter, Virgil Whitlock, Manual Ortega | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), David Smith (SG), Ronnie Southerland (C) Christopher Chesney, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt | |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronnie Southerland - foul #1 on Ronnie Southerland, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Whicker (PF) Jeremy Culler | |
| 12:04 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Robert Rosin blocks the jumper by Donald Whicker | 12-7 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wendell Meyer | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Stapleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Harris (fresh) C - Robert Rosin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Lewis Mathis (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Harold Bailey and the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (SG), Roger Riley (SF) David Smith, Lewis Mathis | |
| 11:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses the free throw | 14-7 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronnie Southerland | 14-7 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | George Stapleton picks off the pass by Donald Whicker | 14-7 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Chesney | 14-7 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney is fouled on the floor by Harold Bailey - foul #1 on Harold Bailey, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter (SF) George Stapleton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd (SF) Roger Riley | |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Charles Harris steals the ball from Stephen Stenson | 14-7 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 14-7 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Carpenter | 14-7 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter misses long on a jumper from the right side | 14-7 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris tips it but misses | 14-7 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the tip | 14-7 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker banks in the layup | 14-9 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter is whistled for traveling | 14-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Mark Magoon (SG), Virgil Whitlock (PF), Manual Ortega (C) Wendell Meyer, Harold Bailey, Charles Harris, Robert Rosin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Henry Hickman (SG), William Pollitt (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Stephen Stenson, Christopher Chesney, Donald Whicker, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | William Pollitt hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Lewis Mathis | 14-11 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Henry Hickman - foul #1 on Henry Hickman, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton (SF) John Carpenter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | William Pollitt blows the layup but the foul's on Virgil Whitlock - foul #1 on Virgil Whitlock, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | William Pollitt makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | William Pollitt misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega travels with the ball | 16-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG), Charles Harris (PF) Mark Magoon, Virgil Whitlock | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Riley (SF), Ronnie Southerland (C) Bradley Byrd, Jeremy Culler | |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Roger Riley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roger Riley, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG) Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Christopher Chesney (SF), Donald Whicker (PF) Henry Hickman, Roger Riley, William Pollitt | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Whicker takes the ball from Harold Bailey | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Stapleton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manual Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) SG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Chesney (fresh) PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland is fouled on the floor by Manual Ortega - foul #1 on Manual Ortega, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter (SF), Robert Rosin (C) George Stapleton, Manual Ortega | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd (SF) Christopher Chesney | |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Stenson - foul #1 on Stephen Stenson, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Stephen Stenson | 17-15 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Harris | 19-15 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker tips it back up and in | 19-17 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is hacked by Stephen Stenson - foul #2 on Stephen Stenson, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), George Stapleton (SF), Virgil Whitlock (PF), Manual Ortega (C) Wendell Meyer, John Carpenter, Charles Harris, Robert Rosin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (PG), Henry Hickman (SG), William Pollitt (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Stephen Stenson, Lewis Mathis, Donald Whicker, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 05:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler is fouled on the floor by Virgil Whitlock - foul #2 on Virgil Whitlock, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon (SG), Charles Harris (PF) Harold Bailey, Virgil Whitlock | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris can't finish the layup | 20-19 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses the fadeaway from close range | 22-19 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | William Pollitt tips it back up and in | 22-21 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Culler - foul #1 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin (C) Manual Ortega | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Roger Riley (SF) Henry Hickman, Bradley Byrd | |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | William Pollitt grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG) Mark Magoon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland (C) Jeremy Culler | |
| 03:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes buries a runner in the lane | 25-21 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 25-21 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ronnie Southerland - foul #2 on Ronnie Southerland, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Virgil Whitlock (PF) Ronald Hayes, George Stapleton, Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Donald Whicker (PF) Lewis Mathis, Christopher Chesney, Roger Riley, William Pollitt | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bradley Byrd | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgil Whitlock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Rosin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Whicker | 26-24 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Ronnie Southerland - foul #3 on Ronnie Southerland, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon (PG), Robert Davidson (C) Wendell Meyer, Robert Rosin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler (C) Ronnie Southerland | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Mark Magoon steps in front of the David Smith pass | 28-24 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter knocks in the runner from close range | 30-24 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | David Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG) Mark Magoon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Pollitt (C) Jeremy Culler | |
| 01:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG) Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (SG) David Smith | |
| 01:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | William Pollitt gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Harold Bailey steals it from Bradley Byrd | 30-24 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Whicker blocks the short jumper by Harold Bailey | 30-24 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | William Pollitt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd clanks a jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | William Pollitt tips it but misses | 30-24 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Virgil Whitlock | 30-24 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Stenson - foul #3 on Stephen Stenson, team foul #12 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (SG), George Stapleton (SF), Charles Harris (PF), Robert Rosin (C) Harold Bailey, John Carpenter, Virgil Whitlock, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (SG), Jeremy Culler (C) Stephen Stenson, Donald Whicker | |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney misses the easy layup | 32-24 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer banks in the layup | 34-24 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis misses long on a fullcourt shot | 34-24 |